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1) Fountain City

Author

Tumblin, J. C

Series

Images of America

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Book, Reference

2) Historic North Knoxville: Emory Place, Fourth and Gill, Happy Holler, and Old North Knoxville

Author

McDaniel, Douglas Stuart

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From Depot Street at the Southern Railway north to the 1889 City of North Knoxville boundary at Woodland Avenue, follow the authors as they walk the sidewalks of some of the most fascinating parts of these communities. Here you will find a history that includes heroic train engineers who gave their lives in the service of their railroad and the story of a simple farmer who became a United States Congressman only to be killed by arsenic poisoning....

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In 1787, before Concord or Farragut existed, the area was known as Campbell's Station. The settlement grew rapidly, and by 1840, it was a thriving, self-sufficient community with many businesses. In the mid-1850s, the town of Concord was established two miles south of Campbell's Station along the newly installed railroad lines, drawing many businesses from Campbell's Station. Concord prospered, but Campbell's Station remained peaceful farmland.

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4) Market Square: a history of the most democratic place on earth

Author

Neely, Jack

Formats:

Book, Reference

5) A history of Fountain City: with sections on Smithwood and Inskip

Author

Hicks, Nannie Lee

6) Fountain City: people who made a difference

Author

Tumblin, J. C

Formats:

Book, Reference

7) Knoxville's Old City: a short history

Author

Neely, Jack

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Jack Neely, the award-winning Knoxville journalist and historian, takes readers on a tour through time of his area we know today as the Old City, from the arrival of the iron horse to the arrival of nationally known bands for Rhythm N' Blooms. The arc of the Old City's history, composed of so many individual and communal stories, provides a unique glimpse into personal lives, economics, architecture, and social mores over the last two centuries--and...

8) Rediscovering Fort Sanders: the American Civil War and its impact on Knoxville's cultural landscape

Author

Faulkner, Terry

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"What begins here as a scholarly investigation into a Civil War-era fort opens onto a new view of present-day Knoxville, the historic Fort Sanders community adjacent to the University of Tennessee campus, and the city's commemoration and memory of the fort. Using historical-archaeological methods, Terry Faulkner and Charles H. Faulkner uncover remnants of the fort, exposing a small error in the historic location and present-day commemoration. More...

9) The story of East Knoxville from the beginning

Author

Booker, Robert J

10) Park City: a Knoxville neighborhood history

Author

Bensey, Margery Weber

Series

Brief History

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Park City's tree-shaded streets frame a neighborhood with an identity all its own. The distinctive homes designed by famed architect George Barber lend Park City its unique visual appeal and local flavor. Yet behind the well-preserved, innovative architectural designs is a history that stretches back to Knoxville's earliest beginnings. Knox County's first sheriff, Robert Houston, was a Park City resident, establishing the county's first court in the...

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