Battle of Depot Street
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The Battle of Depot Street was a municipal dispute and riot that took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, on March 1, 1897. The incident began with a disagreement between city officials and
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Knox County, Tennessee
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Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 511,453 as of a 2025 estimate, making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, w
Battle of Depot Street
…and riot that took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, on March 1, 1897. The incident began with a disagreement between city officials and Knox County officials over whether or not the Citizens Railway Company, led by William Gibbs McAdoo, had the authority to build streetcar tracks along Depot Street…
Knox County Courthouse
View from the south bank of the Tennessee River by Union photographer George C. Barnard after the end of the Siege of Knoxville, December 1863. Source: Library of Congress
House Mountain, Knox County's high point, viewed from Emory Road, near the Knox–Grainger line