AI History : The "Big Elm" in Kingsport refers to a famous, massive elm tree near the Holston River, noted in explorer Dr. Thomas Walker's 1748 journal, making it the earliest recorded tree in Tennessee. Walker mentioned it during his surveying expedition, marking it as a landmark near the sacred Long Island of the Cherokees, with later history linking it to Daniel Boone and the Rotherwood Estate before its demise in the 1940s. Frederick Ross built the silk mill on the North Fork of the Holston

Did you know Tennessee has a Model City tucked in its northeast corner? 👀Kingsport was one of America’s first professionally designed and privately funded cities, and today it’s packed with family adventures. From wolves at Bays Mountain Park 🐺 to hand-carved carousel animals 🎠 and chocolate you can actually make yourself 🍫, this trip feels like something out of a storybook.You’ll find history at Church Circle, legendary eats at Hot Dog Hut and Pal’s, a planetarium that will blow your mind,

UPDATE: The group has reached Kingsville and is preparing to walk down General Cavazos Blvd. on their way to 14th St. ORIGINAL POST: Walkers in this year's Texas Memorial Day Remembrance Ruck Route 77 have crossed the halfway point of their 22-mile journey. The group is on their way to Kingsville along Highway 77 and organizers are hoping residents will show their support by lining the streets along General Cavazos, 14th Street and King Avenue as the group makes its way through town just before

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