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Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: Prize Steers, Peddlers & Pool Halls

November 18, 2025

Just beyond the edge of the town’s original 64 lots laid out in 1791, the intersection of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue has long been a bustling place in downtown Knoxville. Today, thousands of people walk or drive through here […]

The Creature of the Cumberlands: A strange bird or something else entirely?

October 1, 2025

Currently, the most popular episode in Knoxville History Project’s podcast series, Knoxville Chronicles, is the story, “Creature of the Cumberlands” written by Jack Neely and read by Alex Haralson. It’s not a Halloween-related story, but it’s a bizarre, autumnal, spooky […]

The Monkey Summer

July 21, 2025

Knoxville’s odd roles in the Trial of the Century The infamous Scopes Monkey Trial in Dayton, Tenn., took place one century ago this month. Its centennial is getting international attention. We don’t think of it as a Knoxville story—but […]

EDITOR

Jack Neely is executive director of the Knoxville History Project. He has become one of Knoxville’s most popular writers and its unofficial historian. Jack is well known for his thoughtful, well-researched, and provocative pieces of long-form journalism, not to mention his books, speeches, and other public appearances...

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Ghost Walking the Streets of Knoxville: Prize Steers, Peddlers & Pool Halls

The Creature of the Cumberlands: A strange bird or something else entirely?

The Monkey Summer

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