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The Jonesborough Historic District is a historic district in Jonesborough, Tennessee, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Jonesboro Historic District (reflecting the spelling of the town name at the time) in 1969. Staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission surveyed 158 buildings in the town in 1969 and found 72 ...
King University. / 36.587; -82.159. King University is a private Presbyterian -affiliated university in Bristol, Tennessee. Founded in 1867, King is independently governed with covenant affiliations to the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).
Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates, Ltd. Website. worldsfairpark .org /sunsphere. The Sunsphere located in World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, is a 266-foot (81 m) high hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a 75 ft (23 m) gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair .
Erik Douglas Ainge (born June 12, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was selected by the Jets in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft.
The Old Customs House, also called the Old Post Office, is a historic building located at the corner of Clinch Avenue and Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1874, it was the city's first federal building. It housed the federal courts, excise offices and post office until 1933.
The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Tennessee. It serves as the home of both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly –the Tennessee House of Representatives and the Tennessee Senate –and also contains the governor 's office. Designed by architect William Strickland ...
Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971), better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American stunt performer, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a co-creator and star of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass (2000–2001) and its subsequent movies. Following the conclusion of Jackass, Knoxville and his co-stars returned for the ...
Thomas Hope (December 25, 1757 – October 4, 1820) was an English-born American architect and house joiner, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee. Trained in London, Hope moved to Knoxville in 1795 where he designed and built several of the city's earliest houses. At least two houses built by Hope—the Ramsey House (1797) in east Knoxville ...