A Cock Drill in Knoxville

Welcome to Knoxville, a city in Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is named after Henry Knox, President Washington’s War Secretary, and was settled in 1791. Knoxville has a rich history, from the invention of the Dempster-Dumpster to the founding of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The city is home to the University of Tennessee and is situated at the foothills of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Notable attractions in Knoxville include the Sunsphere and the 13-foot bronze statue of Alex Haley inside Morningside Park.