Historic Knoxville: The Curious Visitors Guide to It's Stories and Places

Knoxville was Tennesee's first capital, one of the Civil War's most complicated places to live, and one of the South's leading industrial and educational centers - as well as home to several nationally influential writers and musicians. The guide encompasses the old brick buildings of Knoxville's downtown core, historic neighborhoods and parks, and selected cemeteries and statuary - as well as a couple suggested literary walks. Visitor-friendly maps help readers explore the city's historic landscape. Included are the geographically distinctive campus of the University of Tennessee, and Knoxville's Civil War site both obvious and obscure. The publisher, the Knoxville History Project, is an educational nonprofit devoted to researching and promoting the often surprising, inspiring, and perplexing history of Knoxville.