William Blount built Blount Mansion in 1792 to serve as his home and the Capitol of the Southwest Territory. William Blount was a signer of the US Constitution, and President Washington appointed him to be Governor of the Southwest Territory. Collections consist of historic buildings, furnishings, and personal items related to William Blount, his family, and slaves.
Location:
200 W Hill Avenue, Knoxville Tennessee 37902
Telephone
865-525-2375 Toll Free: 888-654-0016
Other History nearby:
(Knoxville) Blount Mansion
(Pigeon Forge) Carbo's Police Museum
(Cherokee) Cherokee Marker
(Knoxville) Confederate Memorial Hall
(Morristown) Crockett Tavern Museum
(Knoxville) East Tennessee Historical Society Museum
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04/15 Coming to The Knoxville area
Taste of Toccoa Toccoa GA April5 Northeast Georgia's premier dining event, A Taste of Toccoa features sample-sized portions of the most popular dishes from Toccoa's best restaurants and caterers. Garnish with live music, entertainment, shopping, and activities, and you have a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy.
Celebrate Clayton Clayton GA April27-28 Celebrate Clayton is an Arts, Music, Crafts and Gardening event for all ages, with mouth-watering food and a super kids program. Set in the spectacular North Georgia Mountains Celebrate Clayton is held annually the last weekend in April.
Tennessee Strawberry Festival Dayton TN May4-11 The Tennessee Strawberry Festival is the celebration of small town life. It offers a chance for our community to showcase its beauty, history and commitment to family values.
International Biscuit Festival Knoxville TN May18 The four categories of competition are Sweet Biscuits, Savory Biscuits, Special Biscuits and Student Biscuits.
Mountain Flower Art Festival Dahlonega GA May18-19 The festival, located on the hisoric square of Dahlonega, Georgia, is a juried art and quality craft festival held for over 20 years on the 3rd weekend in May.
Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Pineville KY May23 The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival is one of Kentucky's oldest festivals, finding its start in 1931.
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