Gov William Blount
American
Lineage
- Father Jacob Blount
- Brother: Major Reading Blount
- Brother: Thomas Blount
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | William Blount Mansion | Knoxville | |||||
| Significant name | Fort Blount-Williamsburg Site | Gainesboro | |||||
| Architect | William Blount Mansion | Knoxville | |||||
| 1785/00/00 | James White builds a cabin (lost), the first of his three Knox County homes. Historians strong reason to believe the remains of White's cabin foundation are located on the grounds of the McNutt-Campbell-Kennedy house at 6546 Thorn Grove Pike, Knoxville. | Home | Riverdale Historic District | Knoxville | |||
| 1791/00/00 | Governor of the Southwest Territory, William Blount, moves the territorial capital to James White's fort at the French Broad and Holston rivers, and renames it Knoxville in honor of Henry Knox, George Washington's Secretary of War. | Work | James White's Fort | Knoxville |
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