March 12, 1874

KNOX, Tennessee

Church/Religious-Activity

On March 12, 1874 The Atlanta Constitution printed a report from a correspondent from Knoxville, Tennessee concerning a religious revival there. Mr. John T. McGuire reported that the meetings began when the pastors of two Presbyterian Churches decided to hold prayer meetings in hopes of reconciling relations between the Churches that had become strained after the Civil War. First Presbyterian Church...

November 5, 1873 to 1877

KNOX, Tennessee

Economy, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

During the mid- and late-nineteenth century, railroads and supporting businesses like iron and steel rolling were the nation's largest industrial employers. When the Panic of 1873 began causing financial problems for railroads, many had to cut wages and lower their orders from iron, steel, and cement suppliers; others, like the Northern Pacific, went bankrupt and ceased production immediately. Subsidiary...