Although Holbrook Normal College lasted only seven years, it had a profound effect on the field of education in Knox County and beyond. Many of its graduates became teachers and …
Edenvale: Home of McCampbell family
It takes a heap of living to make a house a home. (Edgar Guest, 1916)
The farmhouse where Samuel Shannon McCampbell (1842-1930) and Sarah Prudence Smith McCampbell (1845-1932) lived for over …
All aboard the Dummy Line
Perhaps the most eventful year in Fountain City’s history was the year 1890. That was the year that the U.S. Post Office decided Tennessee could not have two Fountain Heads, …
Park Place: Col. J.C. Woodward’s mansion
Park Place, Col. J.C. Woodward’s Mansion, later became the home of Matthew S. McClellan (1900-1909), Thomas Pruden (1909-1917) and J.C. Williams (1917-1980). It was demolished in 1980 to make way …
Whittle Springs Hotel and Resort: ‘The Playground of the Southland’
Its motto did not really apply until the major construction of 1917-18, but eventually the Whittle Springs Hotel and Resort lived up to the motto “The Playground of the Southland.”
The …
Belcaro: Crown Jewel on Black Oak Ridge
Hugh Lawson McClung Jr.’s expertise in the law, his business acumen and his investments in real estate and coal properties enabled him to retire from his law firm in 1908 …
Fountain City legacy: The Station Building and Cooper’s Corner
The Fountain Head Railway’s final destination in Fountain City, “The Station,” has housed many businesses and has been the scene of many events since the demise of the railway in …
‘Stage Mother’ Hazel Ogg Costa to join Central’s Wall of Fame
Mrs. Hazel Ogg Costa will be honored at the 16th annual Central High School Wall of Fame Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the commons at Gresham Middle …
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