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Map of the United States with Tennessee highlighted These directional signs in Crossville, photographed in 1937 by Ben Shahn as part of a New Deal program, helped travelers find their way to other Tennessee cities and towns. Tennessee is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 346 municipalities in the state of Tennessee.
Their inhabitants were Dorians, and formed the three Dorian tribes of the island, Lindus itself being one of the Doric Hexapolis in the south-west of Asia Minor.. Previous to the year 408 BCE, when the city of Rhodes was built, Lindus, like the other cities, formed a little state by itself, but when Rhodes was founded, a great part of the population and the common government was transferred to ...
Moore County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,461, making it the third-least populous county in Tennessee. [2] It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Lynchburg. [3]
In Greek mythology, Lindus (Ancient Greek: Λίνδον Lindos) was the eponymous founder of Lindus in Rhodes. [1] He was the son of the Rhodian king, Cercaphus, one of the Heliades, and his niece Cydippe, daughter of Ochimus, [2] also a former king. He had two brothers, Camirus and Ialysos who was the eldest.
According to Pseudo-Apollodorus (2 cd-Century BC), the temple was founded by Danaus, who dedicated a statue to Athena Lindia in his gratitude for her assistance in helping him construct a ship, by which he could help his daughters to escape: "Danaus, in fear of the sons of Aigyptos, under Athena's supervision built a ship (the first man to do ...
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. [6] Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, which spans a portion of southwest Virginia and the mountainous counties in northeastern Tennessee.
October 6 – Davidson County is created from Washington County, making it the oldest county in Middle Tennessee. 1791 The Knoxville Gazette, first Tennessee newspaper, begun. 1794 Blount College, a predecessor of the University of Tennessee, founded in Knoxville, first American nondenominational institution of higher learning. 1796
Lincoln County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,319. [2] Its county seat and largest city is Fayetteville. [3] The county is named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. [4]