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2. Knox County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Website. knoxcounty .org. Knox County is 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.

3. Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .knoxvilletn .gov. Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States. [15] As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, [16] making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. [17] It is ...

4. Knox County Schools - Wikipedia

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   Knox County Schools is governed by a nine-member elected board of education [6] and directed by an appointed Director of Schools (aka: superintendent). The following will serve on the Knox County Board of Education from 2022–2024: District 1: Rev. John Butler. District 2: Jennifer Owen. District 3: Daniel Watson.

5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County ...

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   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 ...

6. History of Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1] Knoxville became the first capital of the State of ...

7. Timeline of Knoxville, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   1791. Knoxville founded as the capital of the Southwest Territory, named for Henry Knox [2] Knoxville Gazette newspaper begins publication. [3] 1792 – Blount Mansion built. [4] 1793 – First Presbyterian Church established. [4] 1794 – Blount College (later the University of Tennessee) established.