"Knoxville" was named in 1791 after Henry Knox, then Secretary of War. "Tennessee" is of Cheorkee origin. Its meaning is not known.

HISTORICAL PLACES

Alvin York State Historic Site / 931-879-6456
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site / 423-638-3551
Armstrong-Lockett House (Crescent Bend)
/ 865-637-3163
Blount Mansion / 865-525-2375
Confederate Memorial Hall / 865-522-2371
Cordell Hull Birthplace Museum / 931-864-3247
East Tennessee Historical Center / 865-544-5744
East Tennessee History Center / 865-215-8801
Farragut Folklife Museum / 865-966-7057
James White Fort / 865-525-6514
Mabry-Hazen House / 865-522-8661
Marble Springs / 865-573-5508
Museum of the Cherokee Indian (Cherokee, NC) / 828-497-3481
Museum of East Tennessee History / 865-544-4318
Oconaluftee Indian Village (Cherokee, NC) / 828-497-2315
Old Gray Cemetery / 865-522-1424
Ramsey House / 865-546-0745
Sam Houston Schoolhouse (Maryville) / 865-983-1550
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum (Vonore) / 423-884-6246
Ramsey House Plantation / 865-546-0745
Rocky Mount Museum (Piney Flats) / 423-538-7396
Rugby / 423-628-2441
War Dog Memorial / 865-974-5869

Marriage Records:
Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900

Cemetery Records:
Greene County, TN
Loudon County

Obituaries:
Knoxville News-Sentinel 1994-2000
Tennessean, 1998-99

Tennessee Civil War Regimental Histories

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