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The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Kingsport, Tennessee. Pages in category "People from Kingsport, Tennessee" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total.
William L. Jenkins, U.S. House of Representatives (R-TN-01) (1997–2007) John Jerry, football player; Peria Jerry, football player; Michael Jeter, actor; Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (1865–1869) Thomas Johnson, football player; Cave Johnson, politician and U.S. Postmaster General (1865–1869)
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. [6] Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee.
The building was built in 1802, and then expanded in 1808, by William King. King built it with the goal of creating a boatyard to ship the salt he produced. The building was sold in 1818 to Richard Netherland, who built Netherland Inn as it exists today: a 3-story building with an inn and a tavern on Great Old Stage Road, the main route between Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee.
John Abendshien, whose family owned the "Home Alone" house from 1988 to 2012, said that people started coming to gawk at the property within a year of the film's release in 1990 — but his family ...
Several celebrities make their homes in Horry and Georgetown counties. They include actors, singers, politicians and comedians. You could be neighbors with a celebrity.
Washington College Academy was founded in Limestone in 1780 by Rev. Samuel Doak, and was the first institution to bear the name of the first American president. [1] Limestone was the birthplace of David Crockett (1786) to John and Rebecca Crockett. [2] The Gillespie House, built in 1792 by pioneer settler George Gillespie, still stands in ...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – In 2021, a building in downtown Kingsport was purchased based on the late Josephine Morrison’s vision of creating a day center and overnight shelter for those ...