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Fun Facts
Think you know a lot about Knoxville? Here are some fun and interesting facts you probably didn’t know. You can use this information for your school report.

 
     
   
             
 

Knoxville is 936 feet above sea level.

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Knoxville is accessible from an international waterway.

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During the Civil War, the city of Knoxville was considered an important and strategic point for both the Union and Confederate forces.

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In 1965 tuition at The University of Tennessee was $78 per quarter for in-state residents. In 2013 it is $9,092 annually.

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Knoxville has 111 structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Knox County was established in June 1792.

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The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection of the Knox County Public Library ranks among the top research and genealogical libraries in the Southeast.

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James White, The Founder of Knoxville, came here in the early 1780's from North Carolina.

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Knoxville's first newspaper, The Gazette, began publishing in 1791.

 

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Thompson-Boling Arena has a seating capacity of 21,000.

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The atomic bomb, modern history's most closely guarded secret, was developed in nearby Oak Ridge.

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Knoxville is situated next to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in America.

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Knoxville is within a day's driving distance from two-thirds of the population of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River.

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Established in 1928, the Tennessee Theatre is the official state theatre of Tennessee.

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The Battle of Fort Sanders was the decisive engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863.

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The Knoxville Zoo has more than 800 animals.

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The first steamboat to arrive at Knoxville was the Atlas, a small boat which had made its way down the Tennessee river to Knoxville in 1826.

 
 


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