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  • jennedy
  • gronouski
  • 1963

Old Gray Cemetery - NRHP

OLD GRAY CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1850WAS PLACED ON THENATIONAL REGISTEROF HISTORICAL PLACESBY THE UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORDECEMBER 4, 1996

OLD GRAY CEMETERYESTABLISHED 1850WAS PLACED ON THENATIONAL REGISTEROF HISTORICAL PLACESBY THE UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORDECEMBER 4, 1996

  • knoxville
  • cemetery
  • nrhp

Old Gray Cemetery - Silent Voices

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...

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...

  • knoxville
  • civil war
  • cemetery
  • confederate
  • union
  • veterans

Patrick Sullivan's Saloon

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...

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...

  • knoxville
  • veteran
  • saloon
  • immigrant

The Midday Merry-Go- Round

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...

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,...

  • knoxville
  • cradle of co...
  • country music
  • music
  • radio station
  • wnox

Southern Railway Station

 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...

 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...

  • knoxville
  • southern railway
  • station

Bondi Legends

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 Rugby...

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...

    Firestorm Memorial Garden

      Oakland YMCA

        Joni Mitchell, Louis Riel Coffee House

        Joni Mitchell. In 1962 patrons of the Louis Riel coffeehouse, once located at 721 Broadway Avenue, witnessed the birth of a legend when an aspiring young painter played her first professional...

        Joni Mitchell. In 1962 patrons of the Louis Riel coffeehouse, once located at 721 Broadway Avenue, witnessed the birth of a legend when an aspiring young painter played her first...

        • music
        • folk
        • saskatchewan
        • saskatoon
        • canada
        • joni_mitchell

        Mona Thrasher, Igloo Church, Inuvik

        Mona Thrasher   I was born in 1942, in a bush camp located between Aklavik and what is today Inuvik.    My father was the famous Billy Thrasher who was himself the son of a Portuguese whaler who...

        Mona Thrasher   I was born in 1942, in a bush camp located between Aklavik and what is today Inuvik.    My father was the famous Billy Thrasher who was himself the son of a Portuguese whaler who...

        • church
        • art
        • inuvik
        • canada
        • inuit

        Brandy Aging Barn

        THIS SITE WAS BUILT AROUND 1880 AS A BRANDY AGING BARN FOR THE CHARLES MARTIN WINERY LATER IT BECAME A SALOON WITH A SMALL GENERAL STORE NEXT DOOR ERECTED APRIL 24, 2004 BRANCIFORTE CHAPTER 1797 E...

        THIS SITE WAS BUILT AROUND 1880 AS A BRANDY AGING BARN FOR THE CHARLES MARTIN WINERY LATER IT BECAME A SALOON WITH A SMALL GENERAL STORE NEXT DOOR ERECTED APRIL 24, 2004 BRANCIFORTE CHAPTER 1797 E...

        • ecv
        • brandy
        • winery

        Fountain City United Methodist Church

        Fountain CityUnited Methodist ChurchFounded in 1825In 1824, E.F. Sevier, grandson of Gov. John Sevier, came to this area as a Methodist circuit rider. By 1825, a plot of ground was secured and...

        Fountain CityUnited Methodist ChurchFounded in 1825In 1824, E.F. Sevier, grandson of Gov. John Sevier, came to this area as a Methodist circuit rider. By 1825, a plot of ground was secured...

        • knoxville
        • fountain city
        • church
        • park
        • campground
        • methodist

        Fountain Head Campground

        Fountain Head Campground1833-1885In 1851 Fountain Head Methodist Episcopal Church South purchased the Fountain Head Campground, a 12 acre wooded grove with a large spring. The Daily Press and...

        Fountain Head Campground1833-1885In 1851 Fountain Head Methodist Episcopal Church South purchased the Fountain Head Campground, a 12 acre wooded grove with a large spring. The Daily Press...

        • knoxville
        • fountain city
        • church
        • park
        • campground
        • methodist

        Odd Fellows Cemetery

        ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY 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...

        ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY 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...

        • odd fellows
        • cemetery
        • black
        • african-american
        • knoxville

        St. Clair Cobb

        ST. CLAIR COBB1895-1974 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...

        ST. CLAIR COBB1895-1974 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...

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        • veteran
        • band
        • black
        • african-american
        • world war i
        • music

        War on the Home Front

        War on the Home Front Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery -Knoxville Campaign- (preface)On November 4, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from Chattanooga to...

        War on the Home Front Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery -Knoxville Campaign- (preface)On November 4, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet led two reinforced divisions from Chattanooga to...

        • knoxville
        • civil war
        • mabry-hazen house
        • cemetery
        • confederate
        • union

        William Francis Yardley

        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...

        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...

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        • lawyer
        • black
        • african-american

        Site of Fort Adair

        Site of Fort Adair Build 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

        Site of Fort Adair Build 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

        • knoxville
        • john adair
        • fort adair
        • fountain city
        • dar

        He sailed away...

        A seat dedicated to an old sailor at the end of a coastal walk

        A seat dedicated to an old sailor at the end of a coastal walk

        • sailor