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Headless John Sevier

Who's turning heads now?

A new addition to 601 S. Gay Street is turning heads. But one head in particular is missing. If you’ve noticed the newly installed marble sculpture in a nook at the East Tennessee History Center, you will certainly notice a missing head, and a hand for that matter.

Demolished Knoxville Church

The Lady in White: The Haunting of Old Gray Cemetery

      In the summer of 1879, Martin Woody seemed to have it all: a successful business, a beautiful wife, healthy children, a modern house in a coveted neighborhood and a position as one of the best-known young businessmen and building professionals about town.

Andrew Johnson Hotel

Meet Me at the AJ: A behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the iconic building

The Friends of the Library and Oliver Hospitality are hosting a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the Andrew Johnson Hotel before renovations begin. The event, presented by First Century Bank, is a fundraiser for the Library's Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound (TAMIS). The iconic building has been a defining feature in Knoxville's skyline for nearly 100 years and the tallest in East Tennessee for the first half century of its existence.
Edward and nannie Kline photograph

Edward and Nannie Kline

The picture of 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Sgt. Edward Kline is a treasure as well as a bit of a mystery.
Deposition of Mary Jane Robison

Jesse and Susan Hinton

“…I knew him [Jesse] well as he was great friends with my husband [James Greenway].  He said he had a wife and some children back in Carolina and he intended, if he ever could, to go back to them.  He wouldn’t pay attention to any other woman though he was a good-looking young fellow, a

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DD-214 Veteran Story: Edward Joseph Boling

Edward Joseph Boling was born to Samuel Riley Boling and Nerissa Clark Boling on February 19, 1922, in Sevier County. By 1930, his family moved to Knoxville, and as a high schooler, he worked as an usher at a local theater.

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DD-214 Veteran Story: Evelyn Darst Belmont

Evelyn Darst was born to Guy Darst and Blanche Allison Darst on April 22, 1919, in Knoxville. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1940, where she was the first woman editor of the Tennessee Volunteer, the school’s yearbook.

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DD-214 Veteran Story: Marvin Gerald Krieger

Marvin Gerald Krieger was born to Abraham and Pauline Krieger on July 31, 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Abraham moved the family to Knoxville when he joined the Tennessee Valley Authority as a civil engineer.