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…
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Jack is the Executive Director of the Knoxville History Project, an educational nonprofit whose mission is to research and promote the history of Knoxville. He is a journalist who has been writing about his hometown’s character and heritage for many years. He has written several books about Knoxville and its history, and they can be purchased in various places throughout the city including Union Avenue Books and the Visit Knoxville Gift Shop.
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…
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Read More >November is National Native American Heritage Month, and visitors often ask about Native American culture and history in Knoxville and the surrounding…
Read More >It’s the ‘20s again, whether we’re ready for it or not, but the old ‘20s haven’t given up on us altogether. Some museums are closed, but parts of…
Read More >Norris Dam Postcard | courtesy Knoxville History Project/Sam Furrow Knoxville Postcard Collection Collection Imagine you're a tourist in…
Read More >A lot of us grew up hearing about "the '20s"--and even young people today have some concept of the idea. It's the '20s again, whether we're ready for…
Read More >Collectively, our parks make a collection of surprising stories. One was a dairy farm turned Victorian park, the destination of the region's first…
Read More >Early this year, the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) opened its new exhibit with more fanfare than has greeted any new show in years. "Through the…
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