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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XN2_the-u-s-veterans-memorial-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
"To those who fought for it, life has a special meaning that the protected will never know...". Written on a C-Ration box Khe Sahn RNV 1967 or 68 Unknown U S Warrior Author.
The American Veterans of Foreign Wars - AMVETS - erect this monument t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMB_the-old-cumberland-presbyterian-meeting-house-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
The first Cumberland Presbyterian Congregation in East Tennessee was organized c. 1822 and given the name Concord. The church building, often referred to as the "Old Meeting House", was located 2 miles SE of the present town of Concord just off We…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMA_memorial-for-cofounders-of-campbell-station-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
Colonel David Campbell Born 1753 - 1832
* David Campbell donated the land for Pleasant Forest Cemetery.
David Campbell and Archibald McCaleb settled Campbell Station on March 7, 1787. By 1798 a small church and school was erected on the Colo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X70_medal-of-honor-17th-michigan-volunteer-regiment-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
On November 16, 1863, the 17th Michigan was assigned as part of the Rear Guard along with the 2nd Michigan, 20th Michigan and the 100th Pennsylvania to protect the rest of Burnside's Army which were now in retreat into the defenses of Knoxville.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X4M_farragut-schools-recent-years-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
Named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut who was born in this area, Farragut High School began in 1904 as a six-room frame academic building on 12 acres of land at the junction of Concord Road and Kingston Pike. In addition to practical agricultur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X4L_town-of-farragut-farragut-folklife-museum-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
In May 1979, a group of citizens began meeting to discuss the possibility of incorporation. They felt incorporation was necessary in order to control zoning, land use, signage issues and Farragut's own destiny. A small steering committee, named th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJZ_the-historic-village-of-concord-historical_Farragut-TN.html
The need for improved methods of importing supplies and exporting local products had for some time been recognized by farmers and merchants of East Tennessee who, of necessity, relied on horse drawn freight wagons or rafts and barges. In 1852, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJY_the-historic-village-of-concord-historical_Farragut-TN.html
By 1887, Concord was the second largest community in Knox County, second to Knoxville. The Village of Concord was a regional transportation center. Tennessee marble, crushed limestone, lime, logs and farm produce were gathered at its public dock. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJX_farragut-schools-early-years-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
In 1902, eight men from the community met to consider the question of establishing a high school in the 10th district of Knox County. Mr. C.H. Stoltzfus, a farmer in the community, was elected president of this group. Mass meetings for all members…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WJQ_the-battle-of-campbell-station-historical_Knoxville-TN.html
On Nov. 4, 1863, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet — with two divisions, about 5,000 cavalry and approximately 12,000 troops — was detached from the Confederate Army of Tennessee near Chattanooga to attack Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Union…