James White's Fort
- Address: 205 E Hill Ave
- Vicinity: Volunteer Landing Ln
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1786/00/00 | Gen James White | Architect, Home | James White erects a cabin near what is now the corner of State Street and Clinch Avenue. | |||
1791/00/00 | Gov William Blount | Work | 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. |
Particulars for James White's Fort: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Museum Type | Historical Museum |
Disposition | Reconstructed Property |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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