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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Knox County, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Knox County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Knox County, TN (240) Anderson County, TN (94) Blount County, TN (68) Grainger County, TN (18) Jefferson County, TN (44) Loudon County, TN (24) Roane County, TN (49) Sevier County, TN (111) Union County, TN (8)  KnoxCounty(240) Knox County (240)  AndersonCounty(94) Anderson County (94)  BlountCounty(68) Blount County (68)  GraingerCounty(18) Grainger County (18)  JeffersonCounty(44) Jefferson County (44)  LoudonCounty(24) Loudon County (24)  RoaneCounty(49) Roane County (49)  SevierCounty(111) Sevier County (111)  UnionCounty(8) Union County (8)
Knoxville is the county seat for Knox County
Adjacent to Knox County, Tennessee
      Anderson County (94)  
      Blount County (68)  
      Grainger County (18)  
      Jefferson County (44)  
      Loudon County (24)  
      Roane County (49)  
      Sevier County (111)  
      Union County (8)  
 
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101 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Sanders — Decisive Battle for Knoxville — Knoxville Campaign —
On South 17th Street at Highland Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South 17th Street.
102 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 69 — Fort Sanders
On 16th Street at Cumberland Avenue (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling north on 16th Street.
103 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Sanders U.D.C. Monument
On 17th Street SW south of Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
104 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-74 — Forts Dickerson and Stanley
On Chapman Hwy SW south of E Martin Mill Pike SE, on the right when traveling north.
105 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 112 — Fountain City United Methodist Church — Fountain Head Campground
On Hotel Road, 0.1 miles west of Broadway Street (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
106 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Frances Hodgson Burnett Home Site — 1869
Near Neyland Drive (Tennessee Route 158) 0.1 miles east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
107 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — From Scuffletown to Sunsphere
Near Neyland Drive (Tennessee Route 158). Reported permanently removed.
108 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Gay Street — The Center of Celebrations — Betsey Beeler Creekmore —
On South Gay Street, on the right when traveling south.
109 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Gay Street and the Civil Rights Movement
On South Gay Street south of Union Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
110 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 111 — General Clifton Bledsoe Cates — 1893-1970 — United States Marine Corps —
On Cumberland Ave. at James Agee Street, on the left when traveling east on Cumberland Ave..
111 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Governor John Sevier — The First Governor of Tennessee
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
112 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Herbert H. Hoover — 1912 - 1952
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) 0.1 miles east of Cemetery Road Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
113 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Hubris Building
On South Gay Street south of West Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
114 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Hugh Tyler — (1885 - 1976)
On James White Greenway, 0.3 miles east of Neyland Greenway, on the right when traveling east.
115 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — In Grateful Memory to the Defenders of Cavett Blockhouse
Near Broome Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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116 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Indian Mound
On Cherokee Boulevard Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Kenesaw Avenue, in the median.
117 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — James Agee — 1916 — Describing Market Square in 1916 in his novel "A Death in the Family" (1957) —
Near Wall Avenue west of Strong Street.
118 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 115 — James Park House
On Walnut Street at Cumberland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
119 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 101 — James Rufus Agee
On Cumberland Ave. at James Agee Street, on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Ave..
120 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — James White — Founder of Knoxville
On Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Drive north of East Hill Drive, on the left when traveling north.
121 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-80 — John Sevier Farmstead
On Governor John Sevier Highway (Tennessee Route 168) east of Neubert Springs Road, on the left when traveling west.
122 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Journal Arcade Building
On South Gay Street north of West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
123 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Katherine Sherrill Sevier — Bonny Kate
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
124 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knox County Spanish American War Monument
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
125 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knox County World War II Memorial
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
126 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville — First Capital of Tennessee — 1796-1807, 1807-1812, 1817-1818 —
On South Gay Street south of Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
127 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 132 — Knoxville — Birthplace of Mountain Dew
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) just east of North Bertrand Street, on the left when traveling east.
128 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 87 — Knoxville College
On Knoxville College Drive at Alfreda Delaney Street, on the left when traveling east on Knoxville College Drive.
129 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville National Cemetery
On Bernard Avenue at Tyson Street, on the right when traveling east on Bernard Avenue.
130 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville: A Divided City — Simultaneous Union and Confederate Rallies
On Main Street east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
131 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville's Market House
On Union Avenue at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Avenue.
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132 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1 — Knoxville's Old Custom House / Fiddlin' Bob Taylor — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On Clinch Avenue at Market Street, on the left when traveling west on Clinch Avenue.
133 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Krutch Park — Charles E. Krutch — 1887-1981 —
On Union Avenue at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Avenue.
134 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 118 — Land Grant University
On Circle Drive, 0.2 miles south of Cumberland Avenue (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling east.
135 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Lawson McGhee Library — Knoxville History Project —
On West Church Avenue at Locust Street, on the right when traveling east on West Church Avenue.
136 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Lebanon in the Fork
On Asbury Road, 0.6 miles south of Archie Weigel Lane, on the left when traveling south.
137 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Lizzie Crozier French 1851-1926
On North Broadway (U.S. 441) 0.2 miles north of West 5th Street, on the right.
138 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Lloyd Branson — (1853-1925) — Knoxville History Project —
On South Gay Street at West Church Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Gay Street.
139 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 66 — Longstreet's Headquarters
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 70) 0.4 miles east of Cherokee Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
140 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Magnolia Avenue History
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at Winona Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
141 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Magnolia Avenue History
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at North Bertrand Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
142 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Magnolia Avenue History
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at Jessamine Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
143 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Manifold Station
On Kodak Road at Deaton Hollow Road, on the left when traveling east on Kodak Road.
144 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Market House Bell
On Union Ave. at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Ave..
145 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Mary Boyle Temple
Near North Broadway (U.S. 441) south of Tyson Street, on the right when traveling south.
146 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 136 — Mary Frances Housley — Hero of National Airlines Flight 83 — 1926-1951 —
On Tazewell Pike (Tennessee Route 331) just north of Baum Lane Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
147 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds — (1919-1985)
On Market Street north of West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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148 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 91 — Mecklenburg Place
On Cumberland Ave., on the right when traveling east.
149 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Medal of Honor Recipients — 117th Infantry Regiment — 30th Division (Old Hickory) —
On Sutherland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
150 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Memorial to Vietnam Veterans of East Tennessee
Near World's Fair Park Dr.
151 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Mr. Anderson's Log College
On Murphy Road just south of Horsestall Drive, on the right when traveling north.
152 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Mt. Fuji
Near Sam Cooper Lane at Black Oak Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling west.
153 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Neyland Stadium
On Neyland Drive (Tennessee Route 158), on the left when traveling west.
154 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 98 — Odd Fellows Cemetery
On Bethel Ave. at S. Kyle Street on Bethel Ave..
155 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Old Gray Cemetery — Silent Voices
Near North Broadway (U.S. 441) at Emory Place, on the right when traveling south.
156 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 102 — Old Gray Cemetery
On North Broadway (U.S. 441) north of West 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
157 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 92 — Old Knox County Courthouse
On W Main St east of Walnut St, on the right when traveling east.
158 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 105 — Old Mechanicsville
On Deaderick Avenue at Carrick Street, on the right when traveling north on Deaderick Avenue.
159 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Patrick Sullivan's Saloon
On East Jackson Street at North Central Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jackson Street.
160 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ramsey House — A Confederate Family in Unionist Country
Near Thorngrove Pike, 0.2 miles east of East Governor John Sevier Highway (Tennessee Route 168), on the left when traveling east.
161 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 99 — Ramsey House
On East Governor John Sevier Highway (Tennessee Route 168) at Thorngrove Pike, on the right when traveling north on East Governor John Sevier Highway.
162 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ramsey House Plantation
On Thorngrove Pike east of E Gove John Sevier Hwy (Tennessee Route 168), on the left when traveling east.
163 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Riverdale School
On Thorngrove Pike at Drinnen Road, on the right when traveling west on Thorngrove Pike.
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164 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Robert Birdwell — (1924-2016) — Knoxville History Project —
On Wall Avenue at South Gay Street, on the left when traveling west on Wall Avenue.
165 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 30 — Robert Reynolds
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) at Major Reynolds Place, on the right when traveling west on Kingston Pike.
166 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Rotary Club of Knoxville
On Walnut Street south of Clinch Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
167 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 3 — Roy Acuff & Hank Williams — Andrew Johnson Hotel — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On South Gay Street at West Hill Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street.
168 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Rudolph Ingerle — (1879-1950)
On James White Greenway, 0.6 miles west of James White Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
169 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ruth Cobb Brice — (1899 – 1971)
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at Winona Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
170 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ruth Cobb Brice — (1899 – 1971)
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at North Bertrand Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
171 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ruth Valeria Cobb Brice — (1899 – 1972)
On Hall of Fame Drive at Historic Preservation Way, on the left when traveling south on Hall of Fame Drive.
172 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Ruth Valeria Cobb Brice — (1899 – 1972)
On East Hill Avenue at James White Parkway, on the left when traveling north on East Hill Avenue.
173 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Sarah Hawkins — First Wife of Gov. John Sevier — 1746-1780 —
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
174 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Seven Islands Methodist Church
On Seven Islands Road, 0.2 miles north of Kimberlin Heights Road, on the right when traveling north.
175 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Signing of the Treaty of Holston
Near Neyland Drive (Tennessee Route 158) 0.2 miles east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
176 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Site of Blount College — Founded in 1794
On South Gay Street south of Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
177 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Site of First Block House
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
178 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Site of Fort Adair
On Broadway Street (U.S. 441) north of Adair Drive, on the left when traveling north.
179 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Site of John H. Crozier Home
On Clinch Avenue at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling west on Clinch Avenue.
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180 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 135 — Speedway Circle
On Holston Drive at Speedway Circle, on the right when traveling east on Holston Drive.
181 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 119 — St. Clair Cobb — 1895-1974
On Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., on the left when traveling north.
182 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 17 — St. James Hotel — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On Wall Avenue at Strong Street, on the right when traveling west on Wall Avenue.
183 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-23 — States View
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) at Ebenezer Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike.
184 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 23 — States' View
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11, 70) at Kingston Pike and Ebenezer Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike. Reported permanently removed.
185 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 28 — Staub's Theatre
On Cumberland Avenue at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east on Cumberland Avenue.
186 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Sultana Monument
Near Berry Road, 0.2 miles east of Maryville Pike (Tennessee Route 33), on the right when traveling east.
187 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 113 — Sutherland Avenue McGhee Tyson Airport
On Tobler Lane NW at Windsor Avenue NW, on the left when traveling north on Tobler Lane NW.
188 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 8 — Tennessee Ernie Ford — WROL Studios — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On South Gay Street at Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Gay Street.
189 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Tennessee Theater — National Register of Historic Places
On South Gay Street south of Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
190 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The 1863 Siege of Knoxville — Fortifications and Battle Sites
Near Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Highway SW, on the left when traveling north.
191 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The 1982 World's Fair Walking Tour — Court of Flags
On Worlds Fair Park Drive.
192 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The 1982 World's Fair Walking Tour — Candy Factory
On Worlds Fair Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
193 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The 1982 World's Fair Walking Tour — International Pavilions
On Worlds Fair Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
194 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 68 — The Assault Upon Fort Sanders
On 17th Street SW at Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 17th Street SW.
195 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The Baker-Peters-Rogers House
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) at South Peters Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike.
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196 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The Everly Brothers
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 70/11) at North Forest Park Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Kingston Pike.
197 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 5 — The Everly Brothers — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On South Gay Street, on the right when traveling north.
198 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 2 — The Knoxville Girl — The Louvin Brothers — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On Main Street at South Gay Streeet, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
199 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 11 — The Midday Merry-Go-Round — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On South Gay Street, on the right when traveling north.
200 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — The Southern Railway Station
On West Depot Avenue west of Gay Street, on the left when traveling west.

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