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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.
Lindos and his brothers succeeded to the throne after their father's death. During their time, the great deluge came in which their mother Cydippe, who was now named as Cyrbê (or Cyrbia), was buried beneath the flood and laid waste. Later on, they parted the land among themselves, and each of them founded a city which bore his name. [3]
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 ...
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
It forms a consolidated city-county government with its county seat of Lynchburg. [3] At 130 square miles (340 km 2), it is the second-smallest county in Tennessee, behind only Trousdale. The county was created in 1871, during the Reconstruction era. [1] [4] Moore County is part of the Tullahoma-Manchester, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Waynesboro was founded in 1821 as a county seat for the newly created Wayne County. The city initially consisted of a 40-acre (16 ha) plot that included the courthouse and jail. A school, Ashland Academy, was established in 1843. [11] The city incorporated in 1850. [3]
Its county seat is Camden. [3] The county was created in December 1835 and organized in 1836. [4] [5] Benton County is located in northwest Tennessee, bordering the western branch of the Tennessee River and 30 miles south of the Kentucky border. Aside from Camden, other major communities include agrarian communities Big Sandy and Holladay.
Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee. [7] Clinton is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area . Its population was 10,056 at the 2020 census .