The Civil War in Fountain City: 1861-65
Father and son Fred J. Conner and Thomas W. Conner submitted an article to the 1928 Central High...
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Author: Dr. Jim Tumblin
Fountain City Recreation Commission: 1953-Present
Few organizations have had such a positive influence on the physical and character development of...
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Remembering the Fountain City Fire Department: 1941-63
“A privately operated fire department is to begin serving residents of Fountain City, Smithwood,...
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The Fountain City Water Company, 1931-1966
Fountain City has been called Knoxville’s most fiercely independent community. In the 1940s, 1950s...
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Dr. Samuel Tillery: Fountain City’s first physician
Living in 2019 with the medical breakthroughs we enjoy, we can only imagine the challenges of...
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