The John Messer Barn is a historic structure within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Located along the Porters Creek Trail in the Greenbrier valley, it was constructed in 1875 by Pinkney Whaley. The Whaleys later sold their farm to John H. Messer, who was married to Pinkney’s cousin, Lucy. In the 1930s, [...]
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Photo Friday – John Messer Barn
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Hiking, History, Local Interest, Photography, Smoky Mountains on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo Friday – First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville
Posted in Christianity, Local Interest, Photography, tagged Church, East Tennessee, History, Knoxville, Photography on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Knoxville’s First Presbyterian Church, the city’s first church, was organized in 1792 and is still located on its original site. James White, Knoxville’s founder and a devout Presbyterian, came from North Carolina to the Fork of the River, where the Holston and French Broad Rivers meet to form the Tennessee River. He later moved downriver [...]
Photo Friday – Mead’s Quarry
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, tagged East Tennessee, Knoxville, Local Interest, Mead's Quarry, Photography on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ross Marble Company purchased the land that is now Mead’s Quarry for one hundred dollars and began mining operations in 1881. The company merged with the Republic Marble Company in 1892 to become the Ross-Republic Marble Company. The company employed 150 workers and cut 25,000-35,000 cubic feet of marble annually. The marble was cut [...]
Photo Friday – Old Knox County Courthouse
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, tagged Courthouse, East Tennessee, Knoxville, Local Interest, Photography on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Knox County Courthouse is a historic building at 300 Main Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Knox County Courthouse was built in 1885 by the Knoxville firm of Stephenson and Getaz, reportedly from plans prepared by Palliser & Palliser, Architects, of New York City. The cost [...]
Photo Friday – Southern Railway Depot
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Knoxville, Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, Southern Railway on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Southern Terminal is railway passenger and warehouse depot located at 306 W. Depot Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. The present depot was constructed in 1903, although previous structures are documented in the city from the 1850s. The 1903 depot was designed by Frank P. Milburn, who had designed train stations throughout the south. It is [...]
Photo Friday – L&N Depot
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Railroad, tagged Depot, East Tennessee, Knoxville, L&N, Photography, Railroad, Train, Travel on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Friday’s photo is of the L&N Depot in downtown Knoxville, TN. You can see the gallery of photos by clicking on the photo above or this link.
Photo Friday – Alfred Reagan Mill (GSMNP)
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged Alfred Reagan, East Tennessee, Mill, Photography, Smoky Mountains, Travel on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail stands the Alfred Reagan Place and the Reagan Mill. The Reagan mill is a standard tub mill, with a flume redirecting water from Roaring Fork to power a tub-wheel turbine. The turbine turns a grindstone which breaks down corn and wheat into cornmeal and flour. Reagan’s mill was [...]
Photo Friday – Grotto Falls (GSMNP)
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Grotto Falls, Hiking, Photography, Smoky Mountains, Travel on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week during our anniversary vacation, my wife and I decided to hike to Grotto Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Grotto Falls is on the Trillium Gap Trail off the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail. It is the only waterfall in the park that a person can actually walk behind. The 25-foot [...]
Photo Friday – East Tennessee Veterans Memorial
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, tagged East Tennessee, Knoxville, Local Interest, Memorial, Photography, Veterans on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial is a magnificent formation of 32 granite monuments bearing the inscribed names of more than 6000 veterans from 35 East Tennessee counties who have died in military service to their country, whether in training or in combat, during the following declared wars and conflicts: World War One, World War Two, [...]
Photo Friday – Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Posted in Christianity, Local Interest, Photography, tagged Christianity, Church, Local Interest, Loudon, Photography on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church was established in August 1853. The first church building was located on Town Lot #77 on the corner of Church Street and Grove Street. From 1877 until 1882, the congregation worshipped with the Methodists in the Masonic Hall on Whart Street. On August 2, 1881 Elders T.J. Mason, J.T. Blair, [...]
