Tour Overview
Have fun discovering Knoxville's past as the first capital of the state of Tennessee! This easily walkable, one mile tour is downhill with plenty of stops in between. There are 18 stops which should take you an hour and a half to complete.
Sources for this tour are Wikipedia, The French Broad Holston Country, Ramsey Annals of History, The Knoxville Gazette, The Knoxville News Sentinel, Jack Neely (LK20).
Stops
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Stop 1: Stop One: Original Location of James White Fort
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Stop 2: Stop Two: First Presbyterian Graveyard
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Stop 3: Stop Three: Blount College
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Stop 4: Stop Four: Knoxville Lot Lottery October 3, 1791
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Stop 5: Stop Five: Tennessee becomes a state on this spot
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Stop 6: Stop Six: Knoxville's first post office and newspaper
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Stop 7: Stop Seven: Live Music in front of Knoxville's First Store
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Stop 8: Stop Eight: Knoxville's First Courthouse
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Stop 9: Stop Nine: Federal Blockhouse
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Stop 10: Stop Ten: Sevier Monuments
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Stop 11: Stop Eleven: First Jail
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Stop 12: Stop Twelve: Blount Mansion
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Stop 13: Stop Thirteen: John Chisholm's Tavern
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Stop 14: Stop Fourteen: Ferry to South Knoxville
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Stop 15: Stop Fifteen: Current location of James White Fort
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Stop 16: Stop Sixteen: Treaty of the Holston Statue
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Stop 17: Stop Seventeen: Blount Mansion Information Center
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Stop 18: East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum
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