Stories

Researched narratives from Knoxville’s past
Knoxville’s Greatest Disaster: The Freshet of 1867
September 11, 2017
Knoxville, thanks to some geographical and political good luck, doesn’t encounter many natural disasters. It wasn’t always like that. If anybody ever asks you about the worst...
Time’s Remorseless Doom: Two monuments in Fort Sanders
August 31, 2017
I often encountered that marble slab beside the sidewalk. On my way home from a a night in the bars and nightclubs of Cumberland Avenue, I would shift my route for fun, and to confuse...
Inviting Controversy: When UT Students Demanded Their Free Speech Rights, A Half Century Ago
August 28, 2017
Editor’s Note:  Comedian Dick Gregory died earlier this month at age 84. Many Knoxvillians may not remember that the civil-rights activist was, almost 50 years ago,...
Chinese Mornings: My Crowd-Control Summer
August 23, 2017
Every summer for the rest of my life may remind me of one particular summer a long time ago. Sometimes it’s an afternoon rain, or a bright humid morning, or an accumulation...
The Eternal Eclipse: Is this really the experience of a lifetime?
August 22, 2017
If you’re puzzled about the claims made for the upcoming eclipse, don’t feel like a stranger. Reach a certain age, and you remember hearing a lot about eclipses, the first...
Knoxville History on the Green Line
August 4, 2017
KHP is proud to announce a new partnership with Knox Area Transit to promote trolley ridership and a broader understanding of the rich history of downtown. If you’re looking...
Knoxville’s Historic July
July 13, 2017
Don’t miss two unusual free exhibits about Knoxville history on UT’s campus. Take advantage of the summer lull on the University of Tennessee’s campus to witness two very...
My lost photos: minor documents in the history of an underappreciated little street
June 29, 2017
Wall Avenue is one of downtown’s shortest streets, a two-block, one-way jog from Gay Street to Walnut. In the middle of it are the steps to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s...
The Origins of Knoxville’s Bicycling
June 22, 2017
Bicyclists have been racing here more than 125 years! It’s unknown when the first bicycle arrived in Knoxville. Mayor Sam Heiskell once recalled buying his first bicycle...


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