Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Herbert H. Hoover
1912 - 1952
Photographed By Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
1. Herbert H. Hoover Marker
Herbert Hoover was born and lived in the Homberg area until he graduated from UT in 1934. He became the chief test pilot for MACA and soon after Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, Hoover became the first civilian pilot and second person to exceed the speed of sound, Mach 1.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 35° 56.244′ N, 83° 59.416′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. Marker is on Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) 0.1 miles east of Cemetery Road Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5301 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37919, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Everly Brothers (approx. half a mile away); UT RecSports Complex (approx. 0.8 miles away); Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. one mile away); Robert Reynolds (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport (approx. 1.3 miles away); Burial Mound (approx. 1.8 miles away); Indian Mound (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bleak House (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.
Also see . . .
1. Herb Hoover. Wikipedia
this page online
2. XS-1 American manned rocketplane. Today in Space History website entry (Submitted on January 31, 2021.)
via Wikipedia, unknown
2. Herb Hoover with a scale model of the Bell X1
Photographed By Tom Bosse, January 17, 2021
3. Herbert H. Hoover Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on October 31, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
