Lawson McGhee Library (west panel) ”I intend to erect a building to be used as a public library, and at the same time, a memorial to a beloved child.” -Charles McClung McGhee
The original Lawson McGhee Library was . . . — — Map (db m134882) HM
Knoxville suffragist Lizzie Crozier French was a women's rights activist, social reformer, and organizer. In 1885, she founded the literary society GFWC Ossoli Circle. The same year, French reopened the East Tennessee Female Institute, serving as . . . — — Map (db m177854) HM
Born in northern Knox County (now part of Union County), Lloyd Branson is regarded perhaps as Knoxville's finest professional artist. Branson's family moved to Knoxville in 1868, and exhibited extraordinary talent as a youngster. After studying at . . . — — Map (db m134898) HM
"Bleak House," the home of Robert Houston Armstrong, was used as the headquarters of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet and Major Gen. Lafayette McLaws, C.S.A., during the siege of Knoxville, November, 1863. — — Map (db m69486) HM
When it was completed in 1888, Magnolia Avenue was a broad, modern boulevard, a clean, quiet option to living in dirty, crowded downtown Knoxville.
Today, Magnolia Avenue hosts hundreds of magnolia trees, but it was named for a woman. Magnolia . . . — — Map (db m178109) HM
The long brick building on the left, between Austin and Bertrand, is the old Swan’s Bakery. It opened its new modern plant with some fanfare in 1927, and was so proud of it that Swan’s invited the public to see it, and even made the bakery . . . — — Map (db m178111) HM
Magnolia Avenue has long been an important thoroughfare for Knoxvillians. The city's first electric streetcar carried passengers from downtown to Chilhowee Park via Magnolia Ave. Beginning in 1890 its builder was William Gibbs McAdoo, who in the . . . — — Map (db m178115) HM
1797 – Manifold Station – 1820
Here at the mill and trading post
of Benjamin Manifold, Jr., many a
weary traveler westward bound
found provision, safety and hope. — — Map (db m195432) HM
This bronze bell hung in the tower of City Hall, on the north end of Market Square, beginning in the 1880s. Rung by the police chief, the bell signaled civic emergencies such as major fires and riots, via a number-based code. An effective means of . . . — — Map (db m98564) HM
In loving memory of
Mary Boyce Temple
1856 — 1929
Daughter of Judge and Mrs O P Temple
Organizing Regent Bonny Kate Chapter
Oct. 7, 1893
Vice president General N.S.D.A.R. 1898-9
State Regent of Tennessee, 1906-7 1920-21
Honorary . . . — — Map (db m195489) HM
Mary Frances Housley was born on October 12, 1926, to John and Fannie Mayer Housley in Knoxville, Tennessee. She lived at 300 Forestal Dr. (formerly Forest Ave.) while attending Central High School, graduating in 1944. In 1950 she became a flight . . . — — Map (db m165752) HM
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds (1919-1985) of Knoxville served in the US Army during World War II. He was taken prisoner by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. Edmonds was held prisoner at Stalag IXA POW camp near Ziegenhain, Germany. In . . . — — Map (db m160252) HM
On this site stood the home of Dr. James Gettys McGready Ramsey, physician, civic leader, statesman and author of the Annals of Tennessee, who lived here from 1872 until his death in 1884. It was named for Dr. Ramsey's first home, Mecklenburg, at . . . — — Map (db m101751) HM
World War I
SGT EDWARD R TALLEY
Co L 117th Inf Reg
Hometown: Russellville, Tennessee
MOH awarded for actions on October 7, 1918, near Ponchaux, France
SGT JAMES E (BUCK) KARNES
Co D 117th Inf Reg
Hometown: Knoxville, . . . — — Map (db m238380) HM WM
Dedicated to Vietnam Veterans of East Tennessee
Republic of Vietnam Service
All Gave Some,
Some Gave All
Feb. 1961 - May 1975
In memory of 671 East Tennesseans who gave their lives in the service of our country. Their names are . . . — — Map (db m214790) WM
One-eighth of a mile west of this spot there stood the building of Union Academy, generally called "Mr. Anderson's Log College", which was conducted from 1802 to 1812 by Rev. Isaac Anderson, founder and first president of Maryville College of which . . . — — Map (db m159558) HM
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 12,389 feet. Mt. Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-caped several months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art, photography, literature, and . . . — — Map (db m197072)
Neyland Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in North America, is named for General Robert Neyland (1892-1962). This football coach who, in his 21 seasons at U.T., led the Vols through nine undefeated seasons and brought the Vols a National . . . — — Map (db m118618) HM
This Cemetery was established in 1880 by the Banner Lodge Chapter of the Odd Fellows Fraternal Order. This Cemetery was enlarged by the Daughters of Zion in 1881, the Good Samaritans in 1884, and the Silver Moon Chapter of the Odd Fellows in 1885. . . . — — Map (db m84478) HM
Since the Civil War, the thirteen-acre Old Gray Cemetery has been the final resting place for Union and Confederate
veterans. During the conflict, control of Knoxville shifted from Confederate to Union forces, so it is appropriate that both sides . . . — — Map (db m82211) HM
Old Gray Cemetery, incorporated in 1850, is the resting place of William G. Brownlow, Tennessee Governor and U.S. Senator, as well as two other U.S. Senators, eight U.S. Congressmen, 26 mayors of Knoxville, and numerous ambassadors, judges, editors, . . . — — Map (db m69501) HM
The third courthouse of Knox County was across Main Ave. to the north from 1842-1886. There twelve Union raiders who were charged with train stealing in the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia, were tried in 1863. One was convicted. The trial was . . . — — Map (db m4106) HM
Founded by Negro settlers and Welsh immigrants, Mechanicsville became a thriving community whose 2,000 citizens were annexed to the city in 1883. The area earned its name because it was home to skilled craftsmen employed by the Knoxville Iron . . . — — Map (db m167272) HM
Irish immigrant Patrick Sullivan (1841-1925), came to Knoxville with his family in the 1850s to work on the new railroad. Sullivan, a Union veteran, established his first bar near this spot soon after the Civil War, and built this larger, grander . . . — — Map (db m118708) HM
The Ramsey Plantation illustrates the story of a Confederate family in Unionist East Tennessee. The family, who supported secession, owned two thousand acres and four to eight slaves.
Born here in 1797, James Gettys McGready Ramsey was among the . . . — — Map (db m167296) HM
.2 mile east is the handsome two-story pink marble and blue limestone house built in 1797 by Francis A. Ramsey (1764-1820), pioneer settler, surveyor, college trustee, banker and public official. Ramsey served under four governments — North . . . — — Map (db m167288) HM
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 to Knoxville to study at the University of Tennessee and from there he attended the University of Iowa's . . . — — Map (db m134893) HM
Major Robert Bannon Reynolds, veteran of the War with Mexico, built this house in 1848. During the War Between the States, it was the command post of the Confederate commander, Major Gen. James Longstreet, prior to his launching of the siege of . . . — — Map (db m167264) HM
On this site on June 3, 1915, the Rotary Club of Knoxville was formed. Ten prominent Knoxville businessmen met over lunch in the Grill Room of the Cumberland Club which occupied the site at the time. It was the 181st Rotary Club to be chartered . . . — — Map (db m134885) HM
The Andrew Johnson Hotel's top floor was the original site for WNOX's live country music variety show The Midday Merry-Go-Round. An early star of the show was a little known fiddler named Roy Acuff. The rowdy fans and musicians who crowded the . . . — — Map (db m118604) HM
McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture
The Passing Show, 1925, Oil on Canvas
Born in Vienna, Austria, Rudolph Ingerle became known as "The Painter of the Smokies" and became an advocate for their protection through the . . . — — Map (db m223868) HM
Untitled Abstract, 1960
Beck Cultural Exchange Center Collection
Born in Knoxville, Ruth Cobb Brice graduated from Swift Memorial College, a historically Black college in Rogersville, and was soon teaching at schools in Rogersville, . . . — — Map (db m178107) HM
Untitled Abstract, 1960
Beck Cultural Exchange Center Collection
Born in Knoxville, Ruth Cobb Brice graduated from Swift Memorial College, a historically Black college in Rogersville, and was soon teaching at schools in Rogersville, . . . — — Map (db m178110) HM
Untitled, 1970
Born in Knoxville, Ruth Cobb Brice graduated from Swift Memorial College, a historically Black college in Rogersville, and was soon teaching at schools in Rogersville, Greeneville, and La Follette. During the summer months . . . — — Map (db m222648) HM
Abstract Landscape with Birds, 1965
Born in Knoxville, Ruth Cobb Brice graduated from Swift Memorial College, a historically Black college in Rogersville, and was soon teaching at schools in Rogersville, Greeneville, and LaFollette. . . . — — Map (db m223857) HM
She was the love of his youth, the inspiration of his manhood, a gallant, courageous Colonial and Revolutionary patriot. Her descendants number many notable leaders of men.
Tennessee’s first Five Star Mother
(south side) Sarah Hawkins . . . — — Map (db m134859) HM WM
On July 2, 1791, the United States and the Cherokee Nation signed the Treaty of Holston near this site. The treaty was negotiated by Governor William Blount of the Southwest Territory on behalf of President George Washington.
Among the terms of . . . — — Map (db m134851) HM
Site of Blount College Founded in 1794 Now the University of Tennessee Erected by Bonny Kate Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution 1925 — — Map (db m134897) HM
Site of Fort Adair, built in 1788 by John Adair, Revolutionary soldier.
Used as depot of supplies for the early settlers.
Erected by Bonny Kate Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. — — Map (db m32531) HM
Site of John H. Crozier Home Headquarters of Major General Ambrose Burnside, U.S.A. The Civil War Siege of Knoxville November, 1863 — — Map (db m177956) HM
Speedway Circle traces the route of Cal Johnson’s Racetrack, a half-mile oval famous for horse racing, from ca. 1897 to 1915. Born enslaved, Calvin F. Johnson (1844-1925) became one of Knoxville’s most creative businessmen, owning real estate and a . . . — — Map (db m177925) HM
A World War I veteran born in Knox County, St. Clair Cobb founded the Knoxville Colored High School Band in 1923. He taught music at several elementary schools, Beardsley Junior High School, and Austin High School, which was previously located at . . . — — Map (db m92854) HM
The St. James Hotel located on Wall Avenue, off of Market Square, was the site of several significant recordings with the Brunswick-Balke-Collander Company in 1929 and 1930.
The Tennessee Ramblers, a family band from nearby Clinton, Tennessee, . . . — — Map (db m118514) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m166885) HM
One mile south, Charles McClung erected his brick home
about 1806. McClung laid out the city of Knoxville in 1791 on the site of White's Fort, was on the committee to draft Tennessee's first Constitution. and was a charter trustee of Blount . . . — — Map (db m166886) HM
Built on this spot by Peter Staub, native of Switzerland, and opened October 1, 1872. In excellence and popularity it rivaled theatres of New Orleans and Richmond. Adolph Ochs, later publisher of New York Times, was its first chief usher. — — Map (db m118729) HM
In memory of the men who were on the Sultana, that was destroyed April 27, 1865, by explosion on the Mississippi near Memphis Tenn.
From Ind. Ky. Mich. Ohio Tenn. Va. Mo.
352—125—243—460—365—50—2
J. H. . . . — — Map (db m150866) HM WM
In 1927, Walter Self opened the Sutherland Avenue Airfield, Knoxville's first airport. The city bought the 59~acre site in 1929 and renamed it McGhee Tyson Airport, the city's first municipal airport. It bears the name of Lt. J.G. Charles McGhee . . . — — Map (db m188854) HM
While hosting the WROL studios in the late 1940s and 1950s, this building served as the center of a new movement in country music - bluegrass. The legendary duo Flatt and Scruggs used WROL as their home base for radio performances and touring. The . . . — — Map (db m118462) HM
Introduction.
After defeating the Union Army of the Cumberland in the bloody battle of Chickamauga (Sep 18-20, 1863) and besieging the Federal provisions in the city of Chattanooga, Confederate Army of Tennessee Commander Gen. Braxton Bragg . . . — — Map (db m231248) HM
As it's enjoyed today, the Court of Flags is a creative reimagining of the original Court of Flags, a stage where bands played and where dignitaries, including President Ronald Reagan spoke to thousands of visitors from around the world. Flags of . . . — — Map (db m214792) HM
Built in 1916 for Knoxville's Littlefield and Steere Candy Company, which enjoyed several years of prosperity with an international trade, the Candy Factory is an example of the World's Fair making creative use of old buildings. The Fair made the . . . — — Map (db m214793) HM
This northwestern part of the Fair site was reserved for multiple international pavilions, including those of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, West Germany, and Mexico, arranged down a long corridor. Especially memorable was that of the . . . — — Map (db m214794) HM
Four brigades of infantry, Gen. James Longstreet's First Corps, emerging from the declivity to the north made a bayonet charge upon Federal Fort Sanders at this point, at dawn, Nov. 29, 1863. They were stopped with heavy casualties by a deep ditch . . . — — Map (db m76502) HM
(side 1)
The Baker-Peters-Rogers House is significant for its history and its architecture. The surroundings of the house have changed drastically since its construction c. 1840. The house was the center of an extensive farm in west Knox . . . — — Map (db m94311) HM
The Everly Brothers’ blend of country music, rhythm ‘n’ blues and pop was one of the most innovative and original styles of the 1950s rock ‘n’ roll era. Their vocal harmonies were rooted in vintage country brother duets but had a pop sensibility and . . . — — Map (db m213175) HM
In the 1950s, this building was home to the WROL-AM studios. The Everly Brothers performed here until they left the station in a dispute with Cas Walker, the station's famed promoter and show host. After leaving WROL, Phil and Don Everly were . . . — — Map (db m118515) HM
The Knoxville Girl and other adaptations of folk ballads were among the earliest popular recordings in country and bluegrass music. The Knoxville Girl was among the early national recording hits for WNOX radio stars, The Louvin Brothers.
In . . . — — Map (db m118770) HM
The remains of this building mark the site that once served as WNOX's studio and "radiotorium" from the late 1930s until the 1950s. The Midday Merry-Go-Round, hosted by Lowell Blanchard, was broadcast six days a week at lunch time and was the most . . . — — Map (db m118839) HM
The Southern Railway Station at Knoxville Tennessee has been placed on the National Register of Historic Railroad Landmarks. 1903-2003 The two story buff brick station with its gables was designed by Frank P. Milburn and opened in 1903. An . . . — — Map (db m69517) HM
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
(preface)
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
