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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28E3_whites-mill_Knoxville-TN.html
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 settlement was called "White's Mill" as often as "White's Fort."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28DD_neyland-stadium_Knoxville-TN.html
Neyland Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in North America, is named for General Robert Neyland (1892-1962). This football coach who, in his 21 seasons at U.T., led the Vols through nine undefeated seasons and brought the Vols a National Champi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CL_roy-acuff-hank-williams_Knoxville-TN.html
The Andrew Johnson Hotel's top floor was the original site for WNOX's live country music variety show The Midday Merry-Go-Round. An early star of the show was a little known fiddler named Roy Acuff. The rowdy fans and musicians who crowded the hot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CK_archie-campbell-chet-atkins_Knoxville-TN.html
Archie Campbell
Archie Campbell, a beloved comedian in the country music family, launched his career as an announcer for WNOX in 1937. After a brief stint on Chattanooga radio and service in World War II, Campbell returned to Knoxville and WNOX i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CE_elvis-presley_Knoxville-TN.html
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 to promote Elvis Presley's That's All Right, Mama by playing it on loudspeakers to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CA_chisolms-tavern_Knoxville-TN.html
Chisholm's Tavern was the name of a tavern (more defined as an Inn) in the 1790s located near the site of the Dwight Kessel Garage. The tavern was established by John Chisholm, an early settler important to the development of Knoxville. Chisholm w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28BY_from-scuffletown-to-sunsphere_Knoxville-TN.html
For six months in 1982, the world visited Knoxville's Second Creek valley. The World's Fair attracted more than 11 million visitors to the city. An amusement park was near the mouth of Second Creek and international pavilions filled 70 acres betwe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28B5_bridgewater-school_TN.html
Bridgewater School, formerly on this site, was founded in 1911 and exited continuously at this site until 1960. In 1921, with help from the community, the Shelby County school board, and the Rosenwald Fund, the Rosenwald school concept was institu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28A5_the-everly-brothers_Knoxville-TN.html
In the 1950s, this building was home to the WROL-AM studios. The Everly Brothers performed here until they left the station in a dispute with Cas Walker, the station's famed promoter and show host. After leaving WROL, Phil and Don Everly were invi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28A4_knoxvilles-old-custom-house-fiddlin-bob-taylor_Knoxville-TN.html
Knoxville's Old Custom House
You are standing in front of Knoxville's first federal building, the Old Custom House (1874). The Custom House originally housed the federal court, excise offices, post office, and later, Tennessee Valley Authority of…