The Bijou After Dark
A two-century-old building, a stage full of stories, and one haunting tradition Knoxville keeps repeating.
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The Founding of Knoxville: A Frontier Capital with Big Ambitions
Knoxville began as a tiny territorial capital in 1791, but geography, government and the Tennessee River gave the young town a role much larger than its size.
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Explore all storiesHistory first, folklore second. We separate the documented past from the strange stories Knoxville has told about its oldest streets, theaters, homes and battlefields.
Old Gray Cemetery Legends
Victorian monuments, Knoxville history, and the stories that arrive after the gates grow quiet.
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Fort Sanders at Night
A documented Civil War battlefield surrounded by generations of campus-era ghost lore.
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