The Mystery of the Eugenia Williams House
On Lyons View, the west-side river-bluff road that is the address of Cherokee Country Club and Lakeshore Park, is a big brick house behind a high wall…
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Tag: History
Alex Haley's Knoxville Forerunner
We all know that Knoxville was the final home of author Alex Haley, author of Roots, a groundbreaking narrative that traces his family back through…
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Historic Westwood – A Connection to Knoxville’s Artistic History
April 15 is World Art Day, a day dedicated to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art. A visit to Westwood is a connection to the rich, artistic history of Knoxville. Debuting at the apex of the Gilded Age, Westwood was built in 1890 for John Lutz and his wife, Adelia Armstrong Lutz…
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South for the Spring
April is a historic month, especially regarding the Civil War. It was in April 1865 that the major armies of the Confederacy surrendered to U.S…
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Historic Churches in Knoxville
Many of us enjoy seeing the architecture of a city, and houses of worship have played a major role in architecture, design, and history. From…
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Our Female Pioneers: Mary Blount, Elizabeth Roulstone—and Margaret Russell Cowan Humes Ramsey
It's Women's History Month. In 2020 we celebrated the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, and learned a lot about Women's Suffrage, and it's a…
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Cradle of Country Music Spotify Playlist
Bristol is known as the “Birthplace of Country Music”, today Nashville is home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and famous places where many artists made it big. Knoxville could be thought of a bridge between the very beginning and the growth we see today – a cradle, if you will – a place where…
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Birthplace of Tennessee?
How often do you think of Knoxville as the “Birthplace of Tennessee”? Whether you’ve heard that, or not, it’s one of our city’s distinctions. Many remember when a Gay Street plaque, now vanished, made that claim. It happened downtown, 225 years ago this winter. And it was no ordinary birth of a…
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Dempster Dumpster (Fire)
In some circles, the year 2020 has been called a “dumpster fire”. Defined as a metaphor for chaotically bad situations or laughably poor performance…
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The Treaty That Gave Birth to a City
November is National Native American Heritage Month, and visitors often ask about Native American culture and history in Knoxville and the surrounding area. This post by the Executive Director and Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Blount Mansion shares about Knoxville’s early days…
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