Known for its beauty and acoustics, Staub's Opera House was operating under the name of the Lyric Theatre when it played host in the 1940s to WNOX's legendary live weekend show, The Tennessee Barn Dance, which featured such local performances as . . . — — Map (db m118719) HM
250 yards east, near the mouth of First Creek, William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio, on July 2, 1791, signed a treaty with 48 chiefs of the Cherokee. It ceded a tract of land east of Clinch River extending approximately . . . — — Map (db m62517) HM
Sterchi Brothers Furniture established its headquarters here in the 1920s and had a profound influence on the development and early popularity of country music. As agents for Aeolian - Vocalian Record Co., the Sterchis (with talent scout Gus . . . — — Map (db m134888) HM
Although no permanent villages or campsites were located on this site prior to the arrival of settlers, this property was part of the tribal lands of the Cherokee Nation.
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, this property was used as pasture . . . — — Map (db m109331) HM
Wait Field, the first athletic field on the University of Tennessee campus, was named for beloved longtime faculty member Charles Edmund Wait.
Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Wait was a professor of chemistry and metallurgy who served on . . . — — Map (db m150867) HM
This War Dog Memorial is an exact replica of the original erected in Guam in 1994, was donated by Dr. Maurice Acree as a tribute to the unique bond between dogs and humans. Dr. Acree became a major benefactor to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine . . . — — Map (db m120514) WM
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On November 4, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from Chattanooga to attack Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s garrison at Knoxville. Burnside confronted Longstreet below Knoxville, then withdrew . . . — — Map (db m82212) HM
The west wing of Burnside's entrenchments in the Federal defense of Knoxville, Nov. 17 - Dec. 4, 1863 was anchored here on the river. His line ran northeast to the site of Melrose Hall, University of Tennessee, then north to Ft. Sanders (17th St. . . . — — Map (db m101774) HM
A small tub-mill on First Creek, nearby, for grinding corn, was the first industrial establishment in this region. It was built by Gen. James White in 1786. For this reason the infant settlement was called "White's Mill" as often as "White's Fort." — — Map (db m118663) HM
Born in Knox County in 1844, he taught school and began the study of law in the late 1860s. In 1873, he was the first African American in Knoxville to be admitted to the State Bar; he served as Justice of the Peace, Alderman, and Second Assistant . . . — — Map (db m84330) HM
Front of Marker:
Site of the 1982 World's Fair May 1, 1982 - October 31, 1982
11 million visitors
Opened by President Ronald Reagan, mayor Randy Tyree and City Council
M.T. Bellah •
Arthur Blanchard •
Casey Jones • . . . — — Map (db m214788) HM
Born a slave in downtown Knoxville, Cal Johnson responded to emancipation by building a successful business career with few parallels in American history. Owner of a successful chain of saloons and proprietor of Knoxville's main horse-racing . . . — — Map (db m220586) HM
Quarry Place and the Crucified Tree, 1959
Oil on canvas, 40x50 inches, University of Tennessee, Ewing Gallery
Carl Sublett in rural eastern Kentucky. Growing up in a small mining town he became fascinated with coal trains, inspiring his first . . . — — Map (db m221652) HM
Broomsage, 1958
Oil on canvas, 40x50 inches, University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery
Cart Sublett was born in rural eastern Kentucky. Growing up in a small mining
town he became fascinated with coal trains, inspiring his first drawings at age . . . — — Map (db m221812) HM
Immature Red-tailed Hawk, 1944
Tempera on Board, 13 5/8 x 16 inches
Earl Henry, a local naturalist and taught artist, is often better known as the Knoxville dental officer who perished on the ill-fated USS
Indianapolis at the . . . — — Map (db m221831) HM
One half-mile southeast on the northeast corner of Gay and Front Streets, at Chisholm-Loves Tavern on St. John's Day, December 27, 1813, representatives of 8 Tennessee Masonic Lodges convened to receive a "Great Charter" from The Grand Lodge of . . . — — Map (db m221729) HM
Madonna and Child, 1899, Knaffl Brothers
(Knoxville photography studio, active 1884-1908)
Photographic print, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Gift of Andrew Hurst, 1980.14.1.
Joseph Knaffl was born in . . . — — Map (db m221922) HM
Knaffl and Brother photographic studio built this stylish three-story building at the southwest corner of Gay and Church in 1909. The firm included Joseph Knaffl and his brother, Samuel, as well as Ervin Meyer, and specialized in high-quality . . . — — Map (db m221927) HM
In 1811, influential citizens supported the building of the Knoxville Female Academy on the present corner of Main and Henley, now the site of Church Street United Methodist Church across the street. However, the school wasn't to open until 1827. . . . — — Map (db m221826) HM
Face of a City, 1957
Oil on canvas
Knoxville Museum of Art, 1986 gift of the Knoxville Arts Center
A Knoxville native, Robert Birdwell grew up in the Lonsdale area before moving to Kingsport, Tenn. The GI Bill allowed him back to move back . . . — — Map (db m221653) HM
Smoky Mountains, circa 1925
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
Knoxville Museum of Art, gift of the Haslam family in honor of Steve Bailey's 60th birthday.
Born in Vienna, Austria, Rudolph Ingerle and his family immigrated to the United . . . — — Map (db m221731) HM
East Tennessee Female Institute, circa 1828 (painted 1960)
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Ossoli Circle Collection
Russell Briscoe was an unlikely artist. Raised in the Fort Sanders neighborhood, he
enjoyed an idyllic childhood in a . . . — — Map (db m221817) HM
Staub’s Theatre, circa 1897 (painted 1974)
Oil on Canvas, 22 x 30 inches
Russell Briscoe was an unlikely artist. Raised in the Fort Sanders neighborhood, he enjoyed an idyllic childhood in a prosperous family. As might have been . . . — — Map (db m221931) HM
King David, 1960s
Casein/mixed media (paper, paint): 24 x 20 inches
East Tennessee Historical Society
Born in Knoxville, Ted Burnett grew up in the Halls area (his father was a Polish immigrant who ran a clothing store on Gay Street) and . . . — — Map (db m221732) HM
King David, 1960s
Casein/mixed media (paper, paint): 24 x 20 inches
East Tennessee Historical Society
Born in Knoxville, Ted Burnett grew up in the Halls area (his father was a Polish immigrant who ran a clothing store on Gay Street) . . . — — Map (db m221736) HM
The World's Fair's iconic theme structure is one of a kind. The Sunsphere was built to honor the exposition's energy theme as an homage to the original source of all energy on earth. It was designed by Community Tectonics, led by architect Hubert . . . — — Map (db m214789) HM
Birds, People, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, circa 1948-1954
Egg tempera on board, 14 ½ x 20 inches
Knoxville Museum of Art, 1999 gift of Thomas G. Davis
Charles Griffin Farr was a realist painter, recognized, according to the . . . — — Map (db m222642) HM
More than a century ago, thousands of Knoxvillians of all races and economic circumstances travelled along Magnolia Avenue regularly, as they rode the streetcar from downtown. Chilhowee Park offered swimming, dancing, drama, bowling, and baseball, . . . — — Map (db m222645) HM
Morning Milking Time, circa 1915
Oil on Canvas, 46 x 36 ¼ inches
Knoxville Museum of Art, 2012 joint purchase of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library, and the KMA with funds provided by the C. M. . . . — — Map (db m223854) HM
Untitled (#320), 1945
Pastel on paper 61 x 14 inches
Knoxville Museum of Art, 2001 Artscapes purchase with funds provided by Marie and Bob Alcorn, Barbara and Steve Apking, Barbara and Bernard E. Bernstein, Lane and Charles Hays, . . . — — Map (db m223856) HM
Landscape Redesigned, 1943
Oil on canvas
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Kermit "Buck" Ewing graduated from Carnegie Mellon University where he later taught art. Ewing started the University of Tennessee's visual arts program after moving to . . . — — Map (db m221665) HM
"Agglomerate," 1967
Watercolor on paper, 18x24 inches
Knoxville Museum of Art, gift of Janice Clarke
Born in Indiana, Richard Clarke earned his MFA from the University of Wisconsin before serving as a gunner on a U.S. bomber in World . . . — — Map (db m221661) HM
The Lucile Borden traveled the French Broad River under Captain James E. Newman at a time before other modes of transport had come to the area.
In the late 1800s, roughly 50 country stores served the needs of residents along or near the French . . . — — Map (db m110594) HM
To commemorate Menifee Station erected about 1788 by John Menifee Revolutionary Soldier, Speaker of the House of Representatives State of Franklin, now Tennessee. This was his home and a refuge for settlers from the Indians. — — Map (db m165930) HM
John Menifee built a fort here about 1790. It served for many years as a meeting place, and a protection for outlying settlers against Indian attacks. — — Map (db m165927) HM
Loveday Springs (c. 1826) was
the main stagecoach stop
between Knoxville & Sevierville,
which the Loveday family
operated until 1903, when
state Senator A.J. Graves
purchased it. In 1932 the
Greek Revival house was sold
to Ben Bower, owner . . . — — Map (db m150844) HM
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