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Edward J. Sanford. Edward Jackson Sanford (November 23, 1831 – October 27, 1902) was an American manufacturing tycoon and financier, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the late 19th century. As president or vice president of two banks and more than a half-dozen companies, Sanford helped finance Knoxville's post- Civil War industrial ...
Jake Butcher. Jacob Franklin Butcher (May 8, 1936 – July 19, 2017) was an American banker and politician. He built a financial empire in East Tennessee and was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Tennessee in 1978. He was also the primary promoter of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, and lost his business and his ...
It is located a few miles from downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, behind the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and is part of the Forensic Anthropology Center, which was established by Dr. Bass in 1987. [4] It consists of a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) wooded plot, surrounded by a razor wire fence. Bodies are placed in different ...
Adair Gardens Historic District. September 23, 1994. ( #94001136) Roughly bounded by Adair, Rose, and Coile Drs. 36°01′32″N 83°55′32″W. / 36.025625°N 83.925633°W / 36.025625; -83.925633 ( Adair Gardens Historic District) Knoxville. Consists of several houses built in the 1920s and 1930s in the Fountain City community. 2.
Gay Street (Knoxville) / 35.96556°N 83.91833°W / 35.96556; -83.91833. Gay Street is a street in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that traverses the heart of the city's downtown area. Since its development in the 1790s, Gay Street has served as the city's principal financial and commercial thoroughfare, and has played a primary ...
Caldonia (or Calvin) [2] Fackler Johnson (October 14, 1844 – April 7, 1925) was an American businessman and philanthropist, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into slavery, he rose to become a prominent Knoxville racetrack and saloon owner, and by the time of his death, was one of the ...
The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1] Knoxville became the first capital of the State of ...
The General Building, also called the Tennessee General Building or the First Bank Building, is an office high rise located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.Constructed in 1925, the 14-story building is the only high rise designed by Charles I. Barber, and has over the years housed the offices of dozens of banks, physicians, and various financial and architectural firms.