All mothers are historic, but here are a few memorable Moms. Mother’s Day started around 1908, when Anna Jarvis, of Grafton, W.V., proposed the holiday just after her own mother’s …
Knoxville’s Early Involvement in the Conservation Movement
Knoxville has a deep history of interest, and sometimes national influence, in the natural environment. *** The heavy industry of the 19th century was hard on Knoxville’s environment. The term …
Why Knoxville Was Called “the Marble City”
Stone from Knoxville-area quarries adorns some of the most famous buildings in America. Geologists note that Tennessee marble, often pinkish in hue, is actually a crystalline limestone. However, it has …
Knoxville’s Historic April: Happy Architecture Week!
Friday, the 7th, at 5 p.m., Knox Heritage will host a rare opportunity to visit the ca. 1931 Kern’s Bakery building on Chapman Highway. The tour is free to KH …
Knoxville in World War I
One hundred years ago, the United States entered World War I . So did Knoxville. The United States was slow to join the World War, but when the country declared …