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The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1]
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States, on the Tennessee River. [15] As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, [16] making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. [17]
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971 [1]), known professionally as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter.He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies.
Knoxville was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, graduating from South-Doyle High School before moving to Los Angeles. Philip John Clapp is his birth name. His hometown inspired his stage name.
A community developed around the fortified trading post, ultimately becoming the city of Knoxville. Governor Blount designated the fort as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and gave the new town the name "Knoxville" after his superior, Henry Knox. [6] Blount began construction of his house, Blount Mansion, in the early 1790s. This ...
There are more than 1,000 streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. around the world, according to estimates by Derek Alderman, a professor of Geography at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The Knoxville Area Urban League was founded in 1968 during the height of the civil rights movement to promote equal employment opportunities for African-Americans in Knoxville. It is an affiliate ...
Johnny Knoxville (b. 1971), actor and daredevil, changed his last name in reference to his hometown [8] Jamie Marchi (b. 1977), actress; Patricia Neal (1926–2010), Academy Award-winning actress [8] Lillian Randolph (1898–1980), actress; Brad Renfro (1982–2008), actor [8] Cailee Spaeny (b.1998), actress born in Knoxville but raised in Missouri