Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

States View

Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 8, 2021

1. States View Marker

Inscription. One mile south was brick home of Charles Mcclung erected about 1805 by Thomas Hope, Architect, Mcclung laid off Knoxville in 1791 on site of White's fort, was on committee to draft Tennessee's first Constitution, and was charter trustee of Blount College. Owned and renamed "Fruit Hill," 1835-1874, by early demonstration of scientific farming.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E-23.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 35° 54.8′ N, 84° 4.79′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) and Ebenezer Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8910 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37923, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Baker-Peters-Rogers House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ball Camp (approx. half a mile away); Cavett's Station (approx. 1.4 miles away);

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Fallen Military Heroes of Bearden High (approx. 1.4 miles away); In Grateful Memory to the Defenders of Cavett Blockhouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Robert Reynolds (approx. 4.2 miles away); Admiral Farragut's Birthplace (approx. 4.2 miles away); Byington (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. States' View (was here, next to this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. This marker has replaced an older marker at this location titled: "States' View"

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 695 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 14, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.