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The railroad's impact on Knoxville's development was swift. The city's population more than doubled from just over 2,000 in 1850 to over 4,000 in 1860. [6] After the war, the city's wholesaling sector expanded rapidly. By the early 1870s, the Knoxville wholesaling firm, Cowan, McClung and Company, was Tennessee's most profitable company. [7]
Emerson Zooline Railroad's Chance Rides C.P. Huntington train in Saint Louis Zoo, one of hundreds of exact copies of this ride model in locations worldwide. A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or ...
Michaels Stores, Inc., more commonly known as Michaels, is a privately held retail chain of American and Canadian arts and crafts store. It is North America's largest provider of arts, crafts, framing, floral and wall décor, and merchandise for makers and do-it-yourself home decorators . [ 2 ]
Sterchi Lofts, the former headquarters of Sterchi Brothers. As a teenager, James Sterchi worked as a clerk for the glassware firm, Cullen and Newman. [2] In 1888, he and his brothers, John Calvin (J. C.) Sterchi (1864-1955) and William Henry (W. H.) Sterchi (1862-1929), founded the Sterchi Brothers Furniture Company, with just $800 in initial capital. [2]
The Half-Century of Knoxville: Being the Address and Proceedings at the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town, February 10, 1842. To which is added an appendix: containing a number of historical documents. (Printed at the Register Office, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1852). Isenhour, Judith Clayton. Knoxville, A Pictorial History.
Construction for Dandridge School Lofts, a new living community for ages 55+ built in the historic Old Maury High School building, is under way and slated to open this fall in Dandridge, Tenn ...
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The museum does an annual trip and railfan weekend. The excursion train typically ran on the first and third weekend of each month with the exception of special trains. A freight railroad still uses the tracks with the Scenic sometimes using some of the engines. The museum is currently restoring a Southern EMD E8 #6913 among other projects. The ...