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Artifacts Five
The "Bat Creek Stone" was discovered by
Smithsonian archaeologists in the 19th Century. Found under a
skull in the Little Tennessee Valley, the inscription is a center
of controversy. Many think it could be paleo-Hebrew indicating
a Jewish presence in America 2,000 years ago.
One hundred years ago, a small fire in Downtown Knoxville turned
into a blazing inferno destroying most of Gay Street. Because
of it's size, Chattanooga firefighters were brought to Knoxville
on a cleared railroad line.
The event became known as the "Million Dollar Fire of 1897."
A copy of the first newspaper published west of the Appalachians.
George Roulstone actually published the newspaper in Rogersville.
Knoxville's Neyland Stadium is named after University of Tennessee
football coach Robert Reese Neyland. From 1926 to1952, Neyland
produced 9 undefeated teams, 7 S.E.C. titles, 1 National Championship
and seven bowl games. Neyland and 6 of his players were elected
to the Football Hall of Fame.
Manchester, Tennessee's Old Stone Fort is believed to be 2,000 years
old. Archaeologists have never determined who built it, but say
evidence points to early Mississippian cultures of Tennessee.
Click to see a map dating back to 1824 of the Old
Stone Fort
Following a bout with polio, scarlet fever and pneumonia, Clarksville
native Wilma Rudolph was told she would never walk again. In the
1960 Rome Olympics she broke a world's record and won 3 gold medals
in track & field.
Rudolph died in her Nashville home in 1994.
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