Gilbert Stuart Museum
The former home and birthplace of portraitist the famed portraitist Gilbert Stuart who immortalized Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe...
Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick was originally built in 1756 to serve as a defensive point the French-and-Indian War. It would also serve as a vital fort in the...
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Famous battle from war of 1812. holds significant American and indigenous history.
Martin Buchanan, USCT
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, the U.S. Army began recruiting both free blacks and slaves in occupied areas. Among the 250...
Holly Graded School
In 1868, Caroline Putnam (1826-1917) established a school for the children of former slaves at this site.
Fort Higley
African Americans helped construct and man Fort Higley, which was part of the Union defenses of Knoxville.