Posted in Photography, Railroad, tagged Circus, Photography, Railroad, Ringling Bros., Train on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was finally able to photograph the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Train during it’s home run to Tampa, FL. I have been trying to catch the train for several years during a jump and was able to catch it today as it came through Knoxville.
2009 Blue Unit Circus Train:
—61 cars (40 conventional passenger-type [...]
Posted in Photography, tagged East Tennessee, Field, Photography, Summer, Tree on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s photo was taken in a field outside of Sweetwater on a sunny, breezy summer afternoon.
Posted in Local Interest, Photography, Travel, tagged East Tennessee, Hiking, History, Local Interest, Photography, Smoky Mountains on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
