Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1916

Knoxville, a city, the capital of Knox co., Tenn., is on the right or NW. bank of the Holston River, about 180 miles E. of Nashville and 200 miles by water above Chattanooga. It is on the Southern, the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern and other railroads. It is built on a hilly or uneven site and is surrounded by picturesque scenery. It is the seat of the University of Tennessee, which was reorganised in 1869, of the affiliated state agricultural college, and of the Knoxville College for colored students. Here are an institution for the deaf and dumb, founded by the state, an asylum for the insane, a custom-house, etc. Knoxville has an extensive trade in agricultural produce and a large marble-industry, iron-foundries, cotton-, woollen-, flouring-, and rolling-mills, and manufactures of car-wheels, cars, furniture, saddlery and harness, and sash and blinds. The city is located in the heart of a very productive coal and iron region. Steamboats ascend the river to this point. Knoxville was the first capital of the state. Pop. in 1880, 9693 ; in 1890, 22,535 ; in 1900, 32,637.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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