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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Knoxville, Tennessee

 
Clickable Map of Blount 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 Blount County, TN (68) Knox County, TN (240) Loudon County, TN (24) Monroe County, TN (41) Sevier County, TN (111) Graham County, NC (23) Swain County, NC (68)  BlountCounty(68) Blount County (68)  KnoxCounty(240) Knox County (240)  LoudonCounty(24) Loudon County (24)  MonroeCounty(41) Monroe County (41)  SevierCounty(111) Sevier County (111)  GrahamCountyNorth Carolina(23) Graham County (23)  SwainCounty(68) Swain County (68)
Maryville is the county seat for Blount County
Knoxville is in Blount County
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ADJACENT TO BLOUNT COUNTY
      Knox County (240)  
      Loudon County (24)  
      Monroe County (41)  
      Sevier County (111)  
      Graham County, North Carolina (23)  
      Swain County, North Carolina (68)  
 
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1 Tennessee, Blount County, Knoxville — 1E 18 — James Gillespy's Fort
On Alcoa highway (Tennessee Route 129) at Cusick Road, on the right when traveling north on Alcoa highway.
2 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 2111 Terrace Avenue — The Village
On Terrace Avenue just east of 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
3 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 400 Mulvaney Street — Nikki Giovanni
On South Hall of Fame Drive, on the right when traveling south.
4 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 79th New York Infantry (Highlanders) Monument
On Clinch Avenue at 16th Street, on the right when traveling east on Clinch Avenue.
5 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — A National Cemetery System
Near Tyson Street south of Bernard Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
6 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Address by President Lincoln — At the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery — November 19, 1863 —
Near Tyson Street south of Bernard Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
7 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 131 — Airplane Filling Station
On Clinton Highway, on the left when traveling west.
8 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Albert Milani — (1892-1972) — Knoxville History Project —
On Main Street Southwest at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street Southwest.
9 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Alfred Buffat Homeplace
On Loves Creek south of Buffat Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
10 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Andrew Johnson Office Plaza
On South Gay Street at W Hill Ave, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street.
11 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 9 — Archie Campbell / Chet Atkins — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On West Summit Hill Drive at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling west on West Summit Hill Drive.
12 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Asbury Methodist Church
On Asbury Road at South National Drive, on the right when traveling west on Asbury Road.
13 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Back Door to Knoxville
On Chapman Hwy SW north of Woodlawn Pike SE, on the left when traveling north.
14 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 32 — Ball Camp
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11, 70) at Cedar Bluff Road and Kingston Pike, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike.
15 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-83 — Battery Wiltsie
On West Vine Avenue east of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
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16 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Beauford Delaney — (Knoxville 1901-1979 Paris)
On Clinch Avenue at Henley Street (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling east on Clinch Avenue.
17 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Beauford Delaney — (Knoxville 1901-1979 Paris)
On East Magnolia Avenue (U.S. 70) at Jessamine Street, on the left when traveling west on East Magnolia Avenue.
18 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Beauford Delaney — (Knoxville 1901-1979 Paris)
On East Hill Avenue at Volunteer Landing Lane, on the right when traveling east on East Hill Avenue.
19 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 129 — Beauford Delaney / Joseph Delaney — 1901-1979 / 1904-1991
On East Summit Hill Drive Southeast east of Patton Street, on the left when traveling east.
20 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Bleak House — Confederate Memorial Hall
Near Kingston Pike (U.S. 70) 0.4 miles east of Cherokee Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
21 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 43 — Blount Mansion
On W Hill Ave west of State St.
22 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Buffat Mill
On Loves Creek, 0.1 miles north of McIntyre Road, on the right when traveling north.
23 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Burial Mound
On Cherokee Boulevard Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Kenesaw Avenue, in the median.
24 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Burn Memorial
On Market Street at Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Market Street.
25 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 126 — Byington
On Byington Beaver Ridge Road (Tennessee Route 131), on the left when traveling north.
26 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — C. Kermit "Buck" Ewing — (Bentleyville, Pennsylvania 1910-1976 Bali, Indonesia) — Knoxville History Project —
On South Gay Street at Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street.
27 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Captain Charles T. McMillan II — United States Air Force
Near South Gay Street south of Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
28 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Catherine Wiley — (1879-1958) — Knoxville History Project —
On Union Avenue at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Avenue.
29 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Catherine Wiley — (Coal Creek [now Rocky Top], Tennessee 1879-1958 Norristown, Pennsylvania)
On Broadway SW at West Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway SW.
30 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 31 — Cavett's Station
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11 70) at Kingston Pike and Gallaher View Rd, on the right when traveling east on Kingston Pike.
31 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Central United Methodist Church
On 3rd Avenue at Morgan Street, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue.
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32 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Charles Christopher Krutch — (1849-1934)
On South Gay Street north of Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
33 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Charles Krutch — (South Carolina 1849 - 1943 Knoxville)
On Cumberland Avenue at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Avenue.
34 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Charles Krutch — (South Carolina 1849 - 1943 Knoxville)
On East Hill Avenue at Volunteer Landing Lane, on the right when traveling east on East Hill Avenue.
35 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 12 — Charlie Oaks — The New Market Train Wreck — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On West Depot Avenue east of North Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
36 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Chisholm Tavern
On W Hill Ave east of State St, on the left when traveling east.
37 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Chisolm's Tavern — c 1790s
On West Hill Avenue at State Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hill Avenue.
38 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 88 — Civil War Hospital
On West Summit Hill Drive SW at Locust Street, on the left when traveling east on West Summit Hill Drive SW.
39 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Civil War Knoxville
On Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Highway SW, on the left when traveling north.
40 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Commemorating the Treaty of Holston
On South Gay Street, on the left when traveling south.
41 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 86 — Confederate Cemetery
Near Bethel Ave..
42 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 114 — Confederate States of America Camp Van Dorn — March 28 ~ July 28, 1862
On Western Avenue (Tennessee Route 62) at News Sentinel Drive, on the left when traveling west on Western Avenue.
43 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Cormac McCarthy — 1951 — Describing Market Square in his novel "Suttree" (1979) —
Near Wall Avenue west of Strong Street.
44 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Cowan, McClung and Company Building / Fidelity Building — National Register of Historic Places
On South Gay Street at Union Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street.
45 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Creation of the Southeastern Conference
On South Gay Street at Clinch Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Gay Street.
46 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — David Madden — 1940's — Describing Market Square in the postwar 1940's in his novel "Bijou" (1974) —
Near Wall Avenue west of Strong Street.
47 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 67 — Death of Gen. William P. Sanders
On Kingston Pike (U.S. 11/70) 0.2 miles west of South Concord Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
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48 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Death of General William P. Sanders — November 19, 1863
On South Gay Street at Cumberland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Gay Street.
49 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 117 — Desegregation of the University of Tennessee
On Circle Drive, 0.1 miles south of Cumberland Avenue (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling south.
50 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 13 — Dolly Parton — Cradle of Country Music Tour
On North Gay Street at West Depot Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Gay Street.
51 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Earl O'Dell Henry — (1911-1945)
On James White Greenway, 0.1 miles east of Neyland Greenway, on the right when traveling east.
52 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Earl O'Dell Henry — (1911-1945)
On James White Greenway, 0.2 miles east of Fayland Greenway, on the right when traveling east.
53 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 19 — Elvis Presley — Cradle of Country Music Tour —
On Wall Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
54 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fallen Military Heroes of Bearden High — A Tribute To Our Vietnam Dead
Near Cedar Spring Road.
55 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Father Abram J. Ryan — (1838–1886)
On West Vine Avenue at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on West Vine Avenue.
56 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 122 — First African American Church
On Fuller Avenue east of McConnell Street, on the left when traveling east.
57 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — First Baptist Church
On West Main Street west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
58 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 38 — First Presbyterian Church
On State Street north of West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
59 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 24 — Fort Adair
On North Broadway Street (U.S. 441) 0.1 miles north of Adair Drive, on the right when traveling south.
60 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 70 — Fort Byington
On Cumberland Avenue (U.S. 70) at Phillip Fulmer Way, on the right when traveling east on Cumberland Avenue.
61 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Dickerson — Civil War Earthen Fort
Near Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Highway, on the left when traveling north.
62 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Dickerson — Defending Knoxville
On Fort Dickerson Road SW when traveling north.
63 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 82 — Fort Dickerson
Near Fort Dickerson Road.
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64 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E-79 — Fort Dickerson
On Chapman Highway SE north of Woodlawn Pike SE, on the left when traveling north.
65 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Dickerson 1863–64
On Fort Dickerson Road west of Chapman Hignway SW, on the left when traveling north.
66 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Higley — Decisive Battle for Knoxville — Knoxville Campaign —
Near Cherokee Trail, 0.1 miles north of Spruce Ridge Way, on the right when traveling north.
67 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.
68 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.
69 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Fort Sanders U.D.C. Monument
On 17th Street SW south of Laurel Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
70 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.
71 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.
72 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.
73 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — From Scuffletown to Sunsphere
Near Neyland Drive (Tennessee Route 158). Reported permanently removed.
74 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Gay Street — The Center of Celebrations — Betsey Beeler Creekmore —
On South Gay Street, on the right when traveling south.
75 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.
76 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..
77 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.
78 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.
79 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Hubris Building
On South Gay Street south of West Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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80 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.
81 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — In Grateful Memory to the Defenders of Cavett Blockhouse
Near Broome Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
82 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Indian Mound
On Cherokee Boulevard Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Kenesaw Avenue, in the median.
83 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.
84 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — 1E 115 — James Park House
On Walnut Street at Cumberland Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
85 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..
86 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.
87 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.
88 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Journal Arcade Building
On South Gay Street north of West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
89 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Katherine Sherrill Sevier — Bonny Kate
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
90 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knox County Spanish American War Monument
Near Main Street Southwest at South Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
91 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knox County World War II Memorial
On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
92 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.
93 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.
94 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.
95 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville National Cemetery
On Bernard Avenue at Tyson Street, on the right when traveling east on Bernard Avenue.
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96 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.
97 Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville — Knoxville's Market House
On Union Avenue at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Avenue.
98 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.
99 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.
100 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.

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