Knoxville (Tenn.)

Item

Title
Knoxville (Tenn.)
Alternate name
White's Fort (Tenn.)
Whites Mill (Tenn.)
Description
Originally settled by Revolutionary War officer James White, who built the first fort on the site, it was chosen as the territorial capital by the new governor William Blount. Blount renamed the settlement Knoxville, in honor of his direct superior, the Revolutionary War general Henry Knox.
Has beginning
1786
Identifier
USGS GNIS ID: 1648562
U.S. Census code: 40000
Parent division/institution
Knox County (Tenn.)
Latitude
-83.9232
Longitude
35.9617