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Knoxville was home to a small Catholic congregation by the early 1800s. Father Stephen Badin traveled to the city on several occasions to visit this congregation. [ 1 ] Railroad construction in the late 1840s and early 1850s brought scores of Irish immigrant laborers to the city, considerably boosting the congregation's numbers. [ 2 ]
The Lones–Dowell House is a historic home located at 6341 Middlebrook Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacob Lones settled on the land in the late 18th century, but the home was not built until circa 1857. The home is generally believed to have been built by Jacob Lones' son, Charles Lones. [1] The house is named after its first and last owners. [1]
Mildred Doyle was born on her family's large farm in South Knoxville, Tennessee, [1] the daughter of Charter Elbert Doyle and Illia Burnett Doyle. [2] Her father was a county judge. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As a young woman, Doyle played baseball, softball, tennis, and basketball on school teams at Young High School and Maryville College . [ 5 ]
The Journal Arcade, formerly the home of the newspaper's press room, on Gay Street The Lotspeich family sold the Journal to Gannett in 1981. As part of the renewal of the JOA, in February 1986, Gannett agreed to swap with the News-Sentinel and become an afternoon publication starting June 20, with Gannett receiving an additional 2.5 percent of ...
Middlebrook is a historic house located at 4001 Middlebrook Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was constructed circa 1845 by Gideon Morgan Hazen, and is one of the oldest existing frame residences in Knoxville. [2] The house is a typical large estate home. The property also includes a small Gothic Revival spring house.
Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman Jr. (May 2, 1910 – November 23, 1943) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was killed in action on Betio Atoll in the Gilbert Islands during World War II.
By 1974, the Butcher brothers owned or controlled eight banks, and Jake Butcher's United American Bank controlled 39% of the banking reserves in Knoxville, Tennessee. By 1982, UAB was responsible for over 50% of Knoxville's business loans, and Butcher's personal net worth was declared to be about $34 million. [1]
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (now known as Knoxville House of Faith) is a historic church at 416 Lovenia Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the Fourth and Gill historic district. It was built in 1906 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] The sanctuary features high vaulted ceilings. [2]