In 1863, Nancy Serena Galbraith was a 44-year-old widow living on her 4,000-acre farm in the Virtue community. Life was undoubtedly hard for her as she struggled to raise eight …
Salute to Knoxville’s original ‘big box’
Sears! That old building was then so new and modern for its day.
We would take advantage of the free shuttle bus that loaded on Gay Street in front of Miller’s …
2006: Boom times in North Knox County
Editor’s note: When you’ve got a garage filled with newspapers, it’s not hard to find a classic. On Jan. 2, 2007, this writer recapped the year just ended – 2006. …
The John Smith House
John Smith (1795-1883) built an imposing handmade brick house on the Tazewell and Jacksboro Turnpike in 1839 in the distinctive Flemish Bond pattern. Simple but elegant woodwork highlighted the fireplaces …
Concord Farragut’s first restaurants
Years ago, in the Concord Farragut community, farm hands were called in at dinnertime for a hearty meal and families gathered around the table together at suppertime to enjoy home …
Narrow miss on spring house wipeout
Powell Station came within a fender’s width of losing a historic treasure during the recent heavy flooding. The spring house in the curve on Emory Road near Spring Street was …
The Civil War in Fountain City: 1861-65
Father and son Fred J. Conner and Thomas W. Conner submitted an article to the 1928 Central High School annual, the Sequoyah, entitled “History of Fountain City.”
The four-page article discusses …
State’s ‘first hero,’ Sevier, lends aura to Marble Springs
East Tennessee schoolchildren start hearing about John Sevier – the state’s first governor and the only governor of the state of Franklin – from an early age. His home in …