Knoxville, Tennessee, named in honor of Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War, is Knox County's county seat. It was founded in 1779 and was the state's first capital from 1796 when it was admitted into the Union, until 1819, when the capital became Murfreesboro.
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New, weather, sports, demographics, and visitor information can be found on this online newspaper and guide to the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. Furthermore, the site features a comprehensive directory of city services, businesses, organizations, attractions, services, and events.
http://www.knoxvilletennessee.com/
The official city site describes the function of various municipal departments and services, offers details about doing business within the city, and provides targeted information to residents and visitors to the city. Online services include payments and applications, registrations and renewals, forms, web cams, and digital postcards.
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/
Features information about Chamber membership, a business directory, news, events, visiting, and relocating for the Knoxville area.
http://www.knoxvillechamber.com/
Knoxville Tourism and Sports Corporation
Contains resources valuable to finding meetings, events, and group tour information. The visitors area of the site contains information about the heritage and history of Knoxville, spectator sports, recreation, museums and galleries, shopping, parks, festivals, dining, and accommodations in the city of Knoxville.
http://www.knoxville.org/
