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...
This building was used as a hospital for Confederate forces from their occupation of Knoxville until September, 1863; thereafter similarly by the Federals. It was formerly the main building for...
Cradle of Country Music Tour 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...
Transcription:Falcon street was named after Capt. Robert Falcon Scott R.N. Leader of the British Antarctic Expedition 1912. In commemoration of his brave endurance and heroic fortitude.Oates...
Don A Tingler1928 - 2004The Flower of Memory Blossoms in our Hands And Will Never FadeGerard Wee
This seat has been provided by the Institution of Professional Engineers of NZ to commemorate the centenary of the Victoria Bridge as a significant engineering structure September 2010Submitted...
Dedicated to the staff of the D.C.C. parks & gardens who care for the town belt. In memory of "Jessica". 1989 - 1990.This plaque is at the other end of the seat with the 'Rest and be thankful...
FATHER ABRAM J. RYAN (1838-1886) Confederate chaplain, poet of the Confederacy, author of the requiem of the Lost Cause, “The Conquered Banner,” written at Knoxville soon after Lee’s surrender...
Cradle of Country Music Tour At a small store on Market Square, a Knoxville record merchant helped launch the most famous career in musical history. Sam Morrison of Bell Sales Company chose...
JAMES WHITE FOUNDER OF KNOXVILLE Erected the city's first dwelling in this block in 1786. White's Fort was later constructed to surround the house. Knoxville was named for Henry Knox, Washington's...
WHITE'S MILL 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...
Gay Street The Center of Celebrations July 4, 1793, was a gala day in the tiny Territorial Capital. The Gazette ecstatically reported that, at 2 p.m., the newly arrived Federal troops paraded, and...
Cradle of Country Music Tour 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...
OLD GRAY CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1850WAS PLACED ON THENATIONAL REGISTEROF HISTORICAL PLACESBY THE UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORDECEMBER 4, 1996
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Joan Symonds & Bill (Yooka) Symonds 1929-2011 1922-2015The Waverley community is Indebted to the lifetime of service of Joan and Bill Symonds In 1946 Bill helped found the Bondi United...