Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Market Square is a historic district and pedestrian mall located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.Established in 1854 as a market place for regional farmers, the square has developed over the decades into a multipurpose venue that accommodates events ranging from concerts to political rallies, and has long provided a popular gathering place for artists, street musicians, war ...
In 1792, the community began to take shape: 1) Knox County, Tennessee, was split off from Hawkins County, Tennessee; 2) settlers were constructing buildings on lots they received in the lottery; 3) Samuel and Nathan Cowan opened the first store; and 4) the first tavern was opened by John Chisholm. In 1793, a garrison of soldiers was assigned to ...
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 478,971, [3] making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, [4] which is the third-most populous city in Tennessee. Knox County is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.
Knox County's population increased by 5,289 people from 2022 to 2023, growing from 495,380 people to 500,669, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Rutherford County blew Knox County out of the water.
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. [15] It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. [16] It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most populous city, after Nashville and Memphis. [17]
In recent decades, however, the definition of "downtown" has expanded to include the University of Tennessee campus and Fort Sanders neighborhood west of Second Creek, [2] the Emory Place district and parts of Broadway and Central north of the Southern tracks ("Downtown North"), and parts of the Morningside area east of First Creek.
The ruins of the Impact Plastics facility at Riverview Industrial Park on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Erwin, Tennessee, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene.
Lonsdale is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city's downtown area.Established in the late-19th century as a land development project, [1] Lonsdale incorporated as a separate city in 1907, and was annexed by Knoxville in 1917. [2]