Historic Homes & Churches

Ghost Walking the Crooked Streets of Knoxville: Mysteries Remain on Walnut between Main & Cumberland
March 19, 2026

For the curious out there, there is one paved section of town that sounds a little more interesting than most: Crooked Street. This is the old name for Walnut Street that has fascinated a few Knoxvillians for years. Just like […]

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KNOXVILLE SHOEBOX: New Vintage Photographs and Postcards Highlight the History of Knoxville Places and Events
March 2, 2026

At the nonprofit Knoxville History Project, we are always on the lookout for old images to expand our Knoxville Shoebox digital collection. If you have interesting photographs, postcards, brochures or ephemera from any era, we’d love to hear from you […]

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The Town With a Dozen Accents
December 5, 2025

The often-forgotten diversity of 1790s Knoxville   Ken Burns’ The American Revolution was a powerful prelude to the 250th anniversary of the United States. One point the documentary makes over and over concerns the surprising diversity of America’s original patriots. If […]

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