What person named Knox is commemorated by the name Knoxville, Tennessee?
2006-11-27 01:25:22 · 5 answers · asked by Unicorn 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It was named in honor of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoxville
Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first United States Secretary of War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox
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2006-11-27 01:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Aqua 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Knoxville was named in honor of Henry Knox
2006-11-27 01:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by ezgoin92 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry Knox
2006-11-27 01:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by sarahbear40702 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A five second google or yahoo search would have already informed you that it was named after Henry Knox.
2006-11-27 01:37:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny KNOXVILLE
2006-11-28 08:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by Deonte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋