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'''Knoxville''' is the largest city in East [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]] and the county seat of Knox County. In 2020, its population was 190,740,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/knoxvillecitytennessee/POP060210|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Knoxville city, Tennessee|website=census.gov}}</ref> making it the state of Tennessee's third-most-populous city (after [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]).<ref name=2010census>U.S. Census Bureau, [http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=47 2010 Census Interactive Population Search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121193614/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=47 |date=January 21, 2012 }}. Retrieved: December 20, 2011.</ref> In 2020, the larger metropolitan area had 879,773 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>
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{{Image|Knoxville-from-sharps-ridge-tn2.jpg|right|350px|View in 2011 of Knoxville's downtown from Sharp's Ridge (north of downtown).  The feet of the Great Smoky Mountains are visible in the background.  The Sunsphere (right) is on the site of the 1982 World's Fair.}}
'''Knoxville''', a hilly city, is the largest city in East [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]] and the county seat of Knox County. In 2020, its population was 190,740,<ref name=Population/> making it the state of Tennessee's third-most-populous city (after [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]).<ref name=2010census/> In 2020, the larger metropolitan area had 879,773 people.<ref name=MetroArea/>  The city is bisected by the [[Tennessee River]] and lies just west of where the Holston and French Broad rivers join to form the Tennessee River.


First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century; the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom.<ref name=wheeler/> During the [[American Civil War]] (early 1860's), the city was bitterly divided over the issue of secession and was occupied alternately by [[Confederate States of America|rebelling]] and U.S. armies, culminating in the [[Battle of Fort Sanders]] in 1863.<ref name=wheeler/> Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. After the 1920s, Knoxville's economy stagnated as the [[Great Depression, U.S.|manufacturing sector collapsed]] and the downtown area declined. City leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights.<ref name=wheeler/> Hosting the [[1982 World's Fair]] helped reinvigorate the city,<ref name=wheeler/> and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth especially the downtown area.<ref>"Ask Doc Knox", "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130725133226/http://blogs.metropulse.com/ask_dr_knox/2011/11/downtowns-homegrown-revival.html Downtown's Homegrown Revival]", ''Metro Pulse'', November 16, 2011. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 1, 2015.</ref>
Knoxville surrounds the main campus of the [[University of Tennessee (Knoxville)|University of Tennessee]], whose basketball and football teams are enormously popular in the entire state. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee, and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. The widely visited [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]] is nearby.


Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the [[University of Tennessee (Knoxville}|University of Tennessee]], whose basketball and football teams, the [[Tennessee Volunteers]], are enormously popular across the state. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], the [[Tennessee Supreme Court]]'s courthouse for East Tennessee, and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. As one of the largest cities in the [[Appalachia]]n region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] culture and is nearby to the [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]].<ref name="hillville">{{cite web |last=King |first=Niki |title=Urban Appalachia: Who, Where and What is it?! |url=https://thehillville.com/2011/12/12/urban-appalachia-who-where-and-what-is-it/ |website=The Hillville |access-date=July 28, 2020 |date=December 12, 2011 |quote=Knoxville, Roanoke and Pittsburgh all had spots in Planetizen’s list of top 100 public spaces, an indication of the urban-loving lifestyles that flourish there. }}</ref><ref name="blueridge">{{cite web |last=Harlan |first=Will |title=Knoxville plans greenway to the Smokies |url=https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/knoxville-plans-greenway-to-the-smokies/ |website=Blue Ridge Outdoors |access-date=July 28, 2020 |date=November 29, 2012 |quote=Knoxville, the self-proclaimed 'Gateway to the Smokies', has big plans to build a greenway system that connects it to the country’s most popular national park. }}</ref>
==Arts and culture==
Knoxville is home to a rich arts community and has many festivals throughout the year. Its contributions to old-time, bluegrass and country music are numerous, from Flatt and Scruggs and Homer and Jethro to The Everly Brothers.  Also, the city has always had a thriving gay community.
 
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO), established in 1935, is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeast.<ref>Roy C. Brewer, [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1290 Symphony Orchestras] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192343/http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1290 |date=September 27, 2013 }}, ''[[Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture]]'', December 25, 2009; last updated February 28, 2011; accessed: June 25, 2013.</ref> The KSO maintains a core of full-time professional musicians and performs at more than 200 events per year. Its traditional venues include the Tennessee Theatre, the Bijou Theatre, and the Civic Auditorium, though it also performs at several non-traditional venues. The Knoxville Opera performs a season of opera every year, accompanied by a chorus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/history/ |title=History |website=Knoxville Opera |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913075259/http://www.knoxvilleopera.com/history/ |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Knoxville was the location of [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]]'s final concert in 1943, performed at Alumni Memorial Auditorium at the University of Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxkoupons.com/ktown_photos/photo_gallery/Historical/rachmaninoff.html|title=Rachmaninoff's Last Concert—Memorial Statue dedicated to the famous Russian Composer|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427005219/http://www.knoxkoupons.com/ktown_photos/photo_gallery/Historical/rachmaninoff.html|archive-date=April 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Knoxville's underground music scene is rooted with the promotion by [[AC Entertainment]] around 1979.<ref name="summer79">{{cite web |last=Neely |first=Jack |title=Knoxville: Summer 1979 |url=https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/2015/08/05/knoxville-summer-1979/ |website=Knoxville History Project |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> AC Entertainment, a local entertainment group, sought to expand the city's scene.<ref name="scene">{{cite news |title=Knoxville's music scene: A 'social glue' and economic boost |url=https://www.eteda.org/news/279/knoxvilles-music-scene-a-social-glue-and-economic-boost |access-date=April 25, 2022 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> In the 1990s, noted [[alternative rock]] critic Ann Powers referred to the city as "[[Music of Austin, Texas|Austin]] without the hype".<ref>Jack Neely, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20141217173333/http://www.metropulse.com/stories/features/knoxvilles-ever-changing-public-image Knoxville's Ever-Changing Public Image]", ''[[Metro Pulse]]'', March 28, 2012. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 5, 2015.</ref><ref>Maria Carter, "[http://www.atlantamagazine.com/travel-city/knoxville/ Get Away to Knoxville] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219023034/http://www.atlantamagazine.com/travel-city/knoxville/ |date=December 19, 2014 }}", ''Atlanta'', June 28, 2013.</ref> Knoxville is home to a vibrant [[punk rock]] scene, having emerged from venues in the Old City district, specifically the Mill & Mine and Pilot Light venues.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Propst|first=Paula|date=2012|title=Proactive Punk: Music's Agency in the Knoxville Punk Community|url=https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2407&context=utk_gradthes|access-date=April 11, 2021|website=[[University of Tennessee]]}}</ref> Such punk and hardcore bands include UXB, the STDs, and Koro.<ref name="blush">{{cite book |last=Blush |first=Steven |title=American Hardcore: A Tribal History |date=October 2001 |publisher=[[Feral House]] |isbn=9780922915712 |page=296 |url=https://feralhouse.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ah_excerpt2.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2022 |chapter=America's Hardcore: The South}}</ref><ref name="vicdeli">{{cite news |last=Wilusz |first=Ryan |title=Remembering Vic and Bill's 'punk rock deli' following the death of Victor Captain |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2020/06/25/victor-captain-vic-and-bills-punk-rock-deli-knoxville-dies/3245912001/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=June 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Neelymusic">{{cite web |last=Neely |first=Jack |title=Two Endangered Musical Landmarks—And A Third That May Yet Have Hope |url=https://knoxvillehistoryproject.org/2016/11/08/two-endangered-musical-landmarks-third-may-yet-hope/ |website=Knoxville History Project |access-date=April 24, 2022 |date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Knoxville hosts the [[Big Ears Festival|Big Ears]] [[music festival]] since 2009. The festival, dubbed the "most ambitious [[avant-garde]] festival in America in more than a decade" in a 2014 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' article, hosts musicians ranging from punk rock to [[chamber pop]].<ref name="bigears2014">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/big-ears-2014-celebrates-steve-reich-via-punk-drone-jazz-radiohead-20140331 Weingarten, Christopher. "Big Ears 2014 Celebrates Steve Reich Via Punk, Drone, Jazz, Radiohead."] [[Rolling Stone]]. March 31, 2014: C1</ref>
 
The city also hosts numerous art festivals, including the 17-day Dogwood Arts Festival in April, which features art shows, crafts fairs, food and live music. Also in April is the Rossini Festival, which celebrates opera and Italian culture. June's Kuumba (meaning creativity in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]) Festival commemorates the region's African American heritage and showcases visual arts, folk arts, dance, games, music, storytelling, theater, and food.
 
The Knoxville Christmas in the City event runs for eight weeks of events at locations throughout the city including the [[Singing Christmas Tree]] and ice skating on the Holidays on Ice skating rink.<ref>Moon Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains—Page 279 1612380662 Deborah Huso—2011 Christmas in the City (865/215-4248, www.cityofknoxville.org, Nov.–Dec.) covers eight weeks of festivities at various locations throughout the city. The activities include{{spaces}}... Santa, as well as ice skating on Knoxville's Holidays on Ice skating rink.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/knoxvilles_holidays_on_ice/|title=Knoxville's Holidays on Ice|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415122036/http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/knoxvilles_holidays_on_ice|archive-date=April 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
* Asian Festival<ref name="knoxasian">{{cite web |title=Knox Asian Festival |url=https://www.knoxasianfestival.com/ |website=Knox Asian Festival}}</ref>
* Big Ears Festival<ref name="bigears2014"/>
* Boo At The Zoo<ref name="boozoo">{{cite web |title=Boo at The Zoo |url=https://www.booknoxville.com/ |website=Boo at The Zoo |publisher=[[Zoo Knoxville]] |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Brewfest<ref name="brewfest">{{cite web |title=Knoxville Brewfest |url=https://knoxvillebrewfest.com/ |website=Knoxville Brewfest}}</ref>
* Concerts on the Square<ref name="onsquare">{{cite web |title=Concerts on the Square |url=https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/concerts_on_the_square |website=City of Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Dogwood Arts Festival<ref name="dogwoodarts">{{cite web |title=Dogwood Arts Festival |url=https://www.dogwoodarts.com/dogwoodartsfestival |website=Dogwood Arts Festival |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Fantasy of Trees<ref name="fotetch">{{cite web |title=Fantasy of Trees |url=https://www.etch.com/ways-to-give/events/fantasy-of-trees/ |website=East Tennessee Childrens Hospital |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Festival on the Fourth<ref name="festivalon4th">{{cite web |title=Festival on the 4th |url=https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/special_events/festival_on_the_4th |website=City of Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* First Friday ArtWalk<ref name="artwalk">{{cite web |title=First Friday ArtWalk |url=https://www.downtownknoxville.org/firstfriday-artwalk/ |website=Downtown Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Greek Fest<ref name="greekfest">{{cite web |title=Greek Fest - Knoxville, Tennessee |url=https://greekfesttn.wordpress.com/ |website=Greek Fest |access-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710195752/https://greekfesttn.wordpress.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* HoLa Festival<ref name="HOLA">{{cite web |title=HoLa Hora Latina |url=https://holahoralatina.org/ |website=HoLa Hora Latina |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* International Biscuit Festival<ref>{{cite web|title=International Biscuit Festival Weekend|url=http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/Press_Releases/Content/2010/0602.asp|work=NEWS RELEASES City of Knoxville, Tennessee Daniel T. Brown, Mayor|publisher=ci.knoxville.tn.us|access-date=April 24, 2011|date=June 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928152359/http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/Press_Releases/Content/2010/0602.asp|archive-date=September 28, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Knox Food Fest<ref name="knoxfoodfest">{{cite web |title=Knox Food Fest |url=https://knoxfoodfest.com/ |website=Knox Food Fest |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Knoxville Hardcore Fest<ref name="khcfb">{{cite web |title=Knoxville Hardcore Fest 2022 |url=https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillehardcore/posts/pfbid02WGYBTyg5mrsNhVFi4Dp6xPF5QGjKSNZuvD1LH4WENAaRAH7XFGU4bwurwyFXai9Rl?__cft__[0]=AZVZ9U0k6XxoExGEm2UQJJ4kyR-5BtkzbVNmll05w6SoFeSGXDftq_399SX6LKzZz5sSuq6YIHI4t3hzCmRw-IpsmzBV9YSd3jaKTfQnDW7UIHS3bjHPckTpVP_d1tA35nBjlYwj18PgMFTwPL0UZXp52UYe1_lLGJ3CifLL9DUr-xaF4fT66ZlvCJcNM88H_E3cgBvxXqPQKCBxXQ5KwRE-&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R |website=Facebook |publisher=Knoxville Hardcore Collective |access-date=July 9, 2022 |date=June 24, 2022}}</ref>
* Knoxville Horror Film Festival<ref name="horrorfest">{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Keenan |title=Knoxville Horror Film Festival brings suspense, scares, surprises |url=https://www.utdailybeacon.com/city_news/entertainment/knoxville-horror-film-festival-brings-suspense-scares-surprises/article_aa6af80c-3671-11ec-91a7-4b7908ddefed.html |website=Daily Beacon |date=October 26, 2021 |publisher=[[University of Tennessee]] |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Knoxville Marathon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knoxvillemarathon.com/history/|title=History|website=Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon|language=en-US|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
* Knoxville Powerboat Classic<ref name="TRVpoweboat">{{cite web |title=Visit Knoxville Powerboat Classic |url=https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/visit-knoxville-powerboat-classic/20c9e951-c3a5-4cba-80ae-4b626759bf74 |website=Tennessee River Valley |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Market Square Farmers' Market<ref name="nourishmarkets">{{cite web |title=Markets |url=https://www.nourishknoxville.org/markets/ |website=Nourish Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* NSRA Street Rod Nationals South<ref name="nsra">{{cite web |title=NSRA STREET ROD NATIONALS SOUTH |url=https://nsra-usa.com/rods-spectators-south/ |website=NSRA |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Rhythm & Blooms Festival<ref name="rnbfest">{{cite web |title=RHYTHM N BLOOMS FESTIVAL EMBROILED IN DISPUTE |url=https://insideofknoxville.com/2019/09/rhythm-n-blooms-festival-embroiled-in-dispute/ |website=Inside of Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022 |date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>
* Rossini Festival<ref name="rossini2022">{{cite news |last=Shane |first=Carol |title=Rossini Festival International Street Fair is back in downtown Knoxville, and it's free |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/shopper-news/north-knox/2022/04/26/rossini-festival-2022-street-fair-back-downtown-knoxville/7393224001/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=April 26, 2022}}</ref>
* Tennessee Valley Fair<ref name="winnett">{{cite news |last=Winnett |first=William |title=Tennessee Valley Fair announces lineup for 2022 concert series |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/entertainment/events/tennessee-valley-fair-announces-2022-concerts/51-c0d23690-07ff-4e63-a5e8-e1884fbde98b |access-date=July 9, 2022 |work=[[WBIR-TV]] |date=June 8, 2022}}</ref>
* Vestival<ref name="vestival">{{cite web |title=Vestival |url=https://www.visitknoxville.com/event/vestival/2935/ |website=Visit Knoxville |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
* Volapalooza<ref name="volapalooza">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://volapalooza.utk.edu/about/ |website=Volapalooza |date=December 12, 2014 |publisher=[[University of Tennessee]] |access-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Economic history==
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the state capital until 1843. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century, until the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom.<ref name=wheeler/> During the [[American Civil War]], the city was bitterly divided over the issue of secession and was occupied alternately by the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] and U.S. (Union) armies, leading to the ''Battle of Fort Sanders'' in 1863.<ref name=wheeler/> After the 1860's, Knoxville became a major wholesaling and manufacturing center until the 1930's, when its economy stagnated as the [[Great Depression, U.S.|manufacturing sector collapsed]] and the downtown area declined.  City leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights.<ref name=wheeler/> Hosting the [[1982 World's Fair]] helped reinvigorate the city,<ref name=wheeler/> and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have spurred growth, especially downtown.<ref>"Ask Doc Knox", "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130725133226/http://blogs.metropulse.com/ask_dr_knox/2011/11/downtowns-homegrown-revival.html Downtown's Homegrown Revival]", ''Metro Pulse'', November 16, 2011. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 1, 2015.</ref>


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View in 2011 of Knoxville's downtown from Sharp's Ridge (north of downtown). The feet of the Great Smoky Mountains are visible in the background. The Sunsphere (right) is on the site of the 1982 World's Fair.

Knoxville, a hilly city, is the largest city in East Tennessee and the county seat of Knox County. In 2020, its population was 190,740,[1] making it the state of Tennessee's third-most-populous city (after Nashville and Memphis).[2] In 2020, the larger metropolitan area had 879,773 people.[3] The city is bisected by the Tennessee River and lies just west of where the Holston and French Broad rivers join to form the Tennessee River.

Knoxville surrounds the main campus of the University of Tennessee, whose basketball and football teams are enormously popular in the entire state. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee, and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. The widely visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park is nearby.

Arts and culture

Knoxville is home to a rich arts community and has many festivals throughout the year. Its contributions to old-time, bluegrass and country music are numerous, from Flatt and Scruggs and Homer and Jethro to The Everly Brothers. Also, the city has always had a thriving gay community.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO), established in 1935, is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeast.[4] The KSO maintains a core of full-time professional musicians and performs at more than 200 events per year. Its traditional venues include the Tennessee Theatre, the Bijou Theatre, and the Civic Auditorium, though it also performs at several non-traditional venues. The Knoxville Opera performs a season of opera every year, accompanied by a chorus.[5] Knoxville was the location of Sergei Rachmaninoff's final concert in 1943, performed at Alumni Memorial Auditorium at the University of Tennessee.[6]

Knoxville's underground music scene is rooted with the promotion by AC Entertainment around 1979.[7] AC Entertainment, a local entertainment group, sought to expand the city's scene.[8] In the 1990s, noted alternative rock critic Ann Powers referred to the city as "Austin without the hype".[9][10] Knoxville is home to a vibrant punk rock scene, having emerged from venues in the Old City district, specifically the Mill & Mine and Pilot Light venues.[11] Such punk and hardcore bands include UXB, the STDs, and Koro.[12][13][14] Knoxville hosts the Big Ears music festival since 2009. The festival, dubbed the "most ambitious avant-garde festival in America in more than a decade" in a 2014 Rolling Stone article, hosts musicians ranging from punk rock to chamber pop.[15]

The city also hosts numerous art festivals, including the 17-day Dogwood Arts Festival in April, which features art shows, crafts fairs, food and live music. Also in April is the Rossini Festival, which celebrates opera and Italian culture. June's Kuumba (meaning creativity in Swahili) Festival commemorates the region's African American heritage and showcases visual arts, folk arts, dance, games, music, storytelling, theater, and food.

The Knoxville Christmas in the City event runs for eight weeks of events at locations throughout the city including the Singing Christmas Tree and ice skating on the Holidays on Ice skating rink.[16][17]

  • Asian Festival[18]
  • Big Ears Festival[15]
  • Boo At The Zoo[19]
  • Brewfest[20]
  • Concerts on the Square[21]
  • Dogwood Arts Festival[22]
  • Fantasy of Trees[23]
  • Festival on the Fourth[24]
  • First Friday ArtWalk[25]
  • Greek Fest[26]
  • HoLa Festival[27]
  • International Biscuit Festival[28]
  • Knox Food Fest[29]
  • Knoxville Hardcore Fest[30]
  • Knoxville Horror Film Festival[31]
  • Knoxville Marathon[32]
  • Knoxville Powerboat Classic[33]
  • Market Square Farmers' Market[34]
  • NSRA Street Rod Nationals South[35]
  • Rhythm & Blooms Festival[36]
  • Rossini Festival[37]
  • Tennessee Valley Fair[38]
  • Vestival[39]
  • Volapalooza[40]

Economic history

First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the state capital until 1843. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century, until the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom.[41] During the American Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the issue of secession and was occupied alternately by the Confederate and U.S. (Union) armies, leading to the Battle of Fort Sanders in 1863.[41] After the 1860's, Knoxville became a major wholesaling and manufacturing center until the 1930's, when its economy stagnated as the manufacturing sector collapsed and the downtown area declined. City leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights.[41] Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city,[41] and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have spurred growth, especially downtown.[42]

Attribution

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Knoxville city, Tennessee.
  2. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Interactive Population Search. Retrieved: December 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ 2020 Population and Housing State Data. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (August 12, 2021).
  4. ↑ Roy C. Brewer, Symphony Orchestras Template:Webarchive, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, December 25, 2009; last updated February 28, 2011; accessed: June 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ History.
  6. ↑ Rachmaninoff's Last Concert—Memorial Statue dedicated to the famous Russian Composer.
  7. ↑ Neely, Jack (August 5, 2015). Knoxville: Summer 1979.
  8. ↑ Knoxville's music scene: A 'social glue' and economic boost, Knoxville News Sentinel, March 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ Jack Neely, "Knoxville's Ever-Changing Public Image", Metro Pulse, March 28, 2012. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ Maria Carter, "Get Away to Knoxville Template:Webarchive", Atlanta, June 28, 2013.
  11. ↑ Propst, Paula (2012). Proactive Punk: Music's Agency in the Knoxville Punk Community.
  12. ↑ Blush, Steven (October 2001). “America's Hardcore: The South”, American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9780922915712. 
  13. ↑ Wilusz, Ryan. Remembering Vic and Bill's 'punk rock deli' following the death of Victor Captain, Knoxville News Sentinel, June 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ Neely, Jack (November 8, 2016). Two Endangered Musical Landmarks—And A Third That May Yet Have Hope.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Weingarten, Christopher. "Big Ears 2014 Celebrates Steve Reich Via Punk, Drone, Jazz, Radiohead." Rolling Stone. March 31, 2014: C1
  16. ↑ Moon Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains—Page 279 1612380662 Deborah Huso—2011 Christmas in the City (865/215-4248, www.cityofknoxville.org, Nov.–Dec.) covers eight weeks of festivities at various locations throughout the city. The activities includeTemplate:Spaces... Santa, as well as ice skating on Knoxville's Holidays on Ice skating rink.
  17. ↑ Knoxville's Holidays on Ice.
  18. ↑ Knox Asian Festival.
  19. ↑ Boo at The Zoo. Zoo Knoxville.
  20. ↑ Knoxville Brewfest.
  21. ↑ Concerts on the Square.
  22. ↑ Dogwood Arts Festival.
  23. ↑ Fantasy of Trees.
  24. ↑ Festival on the 4th.
  25. ↑ First Friday ArtWalk.
  26. ↑ Greek Fest - Knoxville, Tennessee.
  27. ↑ HoLa Hora Latina.
  28. ↑ International Biscuit Festival Weekend. NEWS RELEASES City of Knoxville, Tennessee Daniel T. Brown, Mayor. ci.knoxville.tn.us (June 2, 2010).
  29. ↑ Knox Food Fest.
  30. ↑ [0=AZVZ9U0k6XxoExGEm2UQJJ4kyR-5BtkzbVNmll05w6SoFeSGXDftq_399SX6LKzZz5sSuq6YIHI4t3hzCmRw-IpsmzBV9YSd3jaKTfQnDW7UIHS3bjHPckTpVP_d1tA35nBjlYwj18PgMFTwPL0UZXp52UYe1_lLGJ3CifLL9DUr-xaF4fT66ZlvCJcNM88H_E3cgBvxXqPQKCBxXQ5KwRE-&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Knoxville Hardcore Fest 2022]. Knoxville Hardcore Collective (June 24, 2022).
  31. ↑ Thomas, Keenan (October 26, 2021). Knoxville Horror Film Festival brings suspense, scares, surprises. University of Tennessee.
  32. ↑ History (en-US).
  33. ↑ Visit Knoxville Powerboat Classic.
  34. ↑ Markets.
  35. ↑ NSRA STREET ROD NATIONALS SOUTH.
  36. ↑ RHYTHM N BLOOMS FESTIVAL EMBROILED IN DISPUTE (September 18, 2019).
  37. ↑ Shane, Carol. Rossini Festival International Street Fair is back in downtown Knoxville, and it's free, Knoxville News Sentinel, April 26, 2022.
  38. ↑ Winnett, William. Tennessee Valley Fair announces lineup for 2022 concert series, WBIR-TV, June 8, 2022.
  39. ↑ Vestival.
  40. ↑ History. University of Tennessee (December 12, 2014).
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 W. Bruce Wheeler, "Knoxville". The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2002. Retrieved: February 28, 2008.
  42. ↑ "Ask Doc Knox", "Downtown's Homegrown Revival", Metro Pulse, November 16, 2011. Accessed at the Internet Archive, October 1, 2015.

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