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James Alexander Fowler (1863–1955), U.S. Assistant Attorney General and Knoxville mayor; Lizzie Crozier French (1851–1926), women's suffragist; Lucius F. C. Garvin (1841–1922), former governor of Rhode Island; Sion Harris (1811–1854), member of the Liberian legislature; Bill Haslam (b. 1958), Governor of Tennessee, former mayor of Knoxville
She and a widowed friend, Mildred M. Patterson, shared a home for many years. Their domestic partnership was the basis of some innuendo, and may have been a factor in her 1976 political defeat. [ 3 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Doyle died in 1989, aged 84 years, [ 25 ] at their home in Knoxville, after five years of battling bone cancer. [ 26 ]
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 ...
Lisa Guy (left) and Joel Guy. On November 26, 2016, 61-year-old Joel Guy Sr. and 55-year-old Lisa Guy were murdered and dismembered by their son, 28-year-old Joel Michael Guy Jr., in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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.
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 ]
Knoxville retailers reported $6.47 billion in sales in 2007, with just over $35,000 of retail sales per capita. [95] Knoxville's primary retail corridor is located along Kingston Pike in West Knoxville. This area is home to West Town Mall, the 358-acre Turkey Creek complex (half is in Knoxville and half is Farragut), and over 30 shopping ...
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]