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Founed in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is also the principal city of the "Knoxville Metropolitan Area" which is included in the "Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area". As of the 2000 United States Census, Knoxville had a total population of 173,890 with a metro population of 655,400.

Trivia about knoxville

  • In this city, you can visit the home of John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee
  • Site of the 1982 World's Fair, it was twice capitol of Tennessee
  • The structure seen here was built for the World's Fair held in this city
  • This city, host of the 1982 World's Fair, was Tennessee's capital from 1796 to 1812 & from 1817 to 1819
  • What a turn-on! "Energy Turns On the World" was the theme of the 1982 World's Fair in this Tennessee city

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