First African American Church
First African American Church. On this site stood Warner Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the first African American Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the site for the...
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- church
- knoxville
- underground railroad
- tennessee
- church
- school
Old Gray Cemetary
1E 102Old Gray CemeteryOld 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....
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- knoxville
- tennessee
General Clifton Bledsoe Cates
1 E 111GeneralClifton Bledsoe Cates 1893-1970United States Marine Corps Born in Cates Landing, Tennessee, on August 31, 1893, Clifton B. Cates attended school in Tiptonvile and the Missouri...
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- knoxville
- tennessee
- mexico
- missouri
- tiptonville
- university o...
Death of General William P. Sanders
1E 67DEATH OFGEN. WILLIAM P. SANDERSBrig. Gen. William P. Sanders, usingdismounted cavalry to hold off theConfederate advance from the west,was fatally wounded on this ridge,Nov. 18, 1863,...
- 1863
- civil war
- confederate
- william sanders
- general
- knoxville
- tennessee
Blount Mansion
1E 43 BLOUNT MANSION Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River...
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- knoxville
- tennessee
- governor
Fort Byington
1E 70Fort Byington"The Hill", dear to University ofTennessee alumni, was protected bya battery of Federal cannon anda brigade of infantry duringLongstreet's siege of Knoxville, inNov., 1863. A...
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- university o...
- civil war
- 1863
- longstreet
- fort sanders
Fort Dickerson
1E 82FORT DICKERSONLinking with other hills south ofthe river, this Union position wasa major factor in the defense ofKnoxville. Occupied on Nov. 1, 1863,by the 2nd Brig. (Col. Daniel...
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- civil war
- 1863
- knoxville
- tennessee
- longstreet
- union
- confederate
"Doodlebug"
"Doodlebug" July 31, 1940. On an average summer day, a passenger shuttle that ran from Hudson, Ohio to Akron, Ohio collided head on with a 73 car freight train. There were 46 passengers...
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- wreck
- train
- railroad
- cuyahoga falls
- ohio
- 1940
441 E. Chester
This plaque is located next to the front door of the DCA/DCPR Building in downtown. The building is the former Griffin Funeral Home, and it is now a mixed-use property (commercial and...
- jackson
- tennessee
- madison county
- downtown jackson
- funeral home
- haunted history
Lake Shore Limited Wreck of 1940
Site of New York Central Lake Shore Limited wreck of April 19, 1940. Erected by Gulf Curve Chapter, NRHS, in memory of 31 who died and those who labored to rescue survivors. 1990
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- little falls
- wreck
- train
- new york state
- railroad
- mohawk river
- gulf curve
- new york central
- 1940