Named for its ebullient natural springs, Fountain City, Tennessee, has a rich history and a truly unique identity. Originally established in 1788 by John Adair as Adair’s Fort, this area was a depot for the Cumberland Guard, which protected emigrant families traveling to settlements in present-day Nashville. With a population of about 30,000, Fountain City was thought to be the nation’s largest unincorporated city by the mid-20th century. Though this distinction was lost when the community was incorporated into Knoxville in 1962, Fountain City has maintained a separate identity and preserved its extensive history. Filled with detailed images of the area, this volume provides a rare glimpse of the people, places, and events that have molded the suburb into an ideal environment in which to learn, relax, and enjoy a myriad of recreational activities.
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Authors J.C. (Jim) Tumblin and C. Milton Hinshilwood contribute years of expertise to compile this history of a community filled with natural beauty. Tumblin, who practiced optometry in Fountain City for 46 years, is a member of numerous local historical societies. Hinshilwood served on the Library Board and as president of City Beautiful when he lived in South Pasadena, California. He is also the founding president of the East Tennessee Postcard Club and co-author of Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards.
Authors J.C. (Jim) Tumblin and C. Milton Hinshilwood contribute years of expertise to compile this history of a community filled with natural beauty. Tumblin, who practiced optometry in Fountain City for 46 years, is a member of numerous local historical societies. Hinshilwood served on the Library Board and as president of City Beautiful when he lived in South Pasadena, California. He is also the founding president of the East Tennessee Postcard Club and co-author of Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards.
Authors J.C. (Jim) Tumblin and C. Milton Hinshilwood contribute years of expertise to compile this history of a community filled with natural beauty. Tumblin, who practiced optometry in Fountain City for 46 years, is a member of numerous local historical societies. Hinshilwood served on the Library Board and as president of City Beautiful when he lived in South Pasadena, California. He is also the founding president of the East Tennessee Postcard Club and co-author of Old Los Angeles and Pasadena in Vintage Postcards.
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I bought this book for my husband after we purchased a house in the area. We learned a lot about the history of Fountain City--who knew there'd been a college here? or a railroad connecting downtown to Tazewell Pike?-- and now we find ourselves pointing out landmarks on our drive to and from the grocery store. It's nice to finally know what that stone gazebo is doing in someone's backyard, and why the duck pond is shaped like a heart.
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John Adair served his community and state in numerous ways; he was a member of the county court when it was formed in 1792, a member of the Board of Trustees of Blount College (later the University of Tennessee), and a member of Tennessee's first Constitutional Convention in 1796. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fountain City, Central High School, Fountain Head, Historical Collection, The Knoxville News-Sentinel Company, University of Tennessee, Dummy Line, John Adair, Holbrook College, John Smith, Lions Club, Miss Gresham, World War, Curt Teich, Franklin Park, Civil War, Roy Acuff, Ruth Ford Wallace Collection, Bill Dohm Collection, East Tennessee, Reagan Collection, Ella Mae Worman Collection, Frank Ogden, Harvey Broome, James Harvey Smith New!
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John Adair served his community and state in numerous ways; he was a member of the county court when it was formed in 1792, a member of the Board of Trustees of Blount College (later the University of Tennessee), and a member of Tennessee's first Constitutional Convention in 1796. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fountain City, Central High School, Fountain Head, Historical Collection, The Knoxville News-Sentinel Company, University of Tennessee, Dummy Line, John Adair, Holbrook College, John Smith, Lions Club, Miss Gresham, World War, Curt Teich, Franklin Park, Civil War, Roy Acuff, Ruth Ford Wallace Collection, Bill Dohm Collection, East Tennessee, Reagan Collection, Ella Mae Worman Collection, Frank Ogden, Harvey Broome, James Harvey Smith New!
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- Faces of the Wilderness by Harvey Broome on page 106
- Knox County, Tennessee: A History in Pictures by Betsey Beeler Creekmore in Back Matter
- Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains by Carlos C. Campbell on page 101
- Mammoth Cave: The Story Behind the Scenery by Joy Medley Lyons on page 43
- Ice Cream by Elisha Cooper on page 98
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