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Image 1 of 1: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a public land-grant research university that was founded as Blount College in 1794, two years before the state of Tennessee was founded. It was the first public university chartered west of the Appalachian Divide. The school was renamed East Tennessee College in 1807, moving locations to its current site in 1826, shortly before being renamed East Tennessee University in 1840. During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, the university was renamed University of Tennessee in 1879. As of 2020, the university has an endowment of $1.34 billion.
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a public land-grant research university that was founded as Blount College in 1794, two years before the state of Tennessee was founded. It was the first public university chartered west of the Appalachian Divide. The school was renamed East Tennessee College in 1807, moving locations to its current site in 1826, shortly before being renamed East Tennessee University in 1840. During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, the university was renamed University of Tennessee in 1879. As of 2020, the university has an endowment of $1.34 billion.

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a public land-grant research university that was founded as Blount College in 1794, two years before the state of Tennessee was founded. It was the first public university chartered west of the Appalachian Divide. The school was renamed East Tennessee College in 1807, moving locations to its current site in 1826, shortly before being renamed East Tennessee University in 1840. During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, the university was renamed University of Tennessee in 1879. As of 2020, the university has an endowment of $1.34 billion.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a public land-grant research university that was founded as Blount College in 1794, two years before the state of Tennessee was founded. It was the first public university chartered west of the Appalachian Divide. The school was renamed East Tennessee College in 1807, moving locations to its current site in 1826, shortly before being renamed East Tennessee University in 1840. During the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War, the university was renamed University of Tennessee in 1879. As of 2020, the university has an endowment of $1.34 billion.

Title University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Chase Lowery, Belmont University; 2022
Date 1794; 1879
Address 1502 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996
Type District
Coverage Other
Source Legislature of the Southwest Territory, original charterer
Contributor Joseph Estabrook; Trustees of East Tennessee College; Thomas Humes; Brown Ayers; Robert Neyland; W. J. Julian; Pat Summitt; William Blount
Subject Early Settlement; Sports; Education
Keywords Districts, Colleges, Universities, Basketball, Football, Neyland Stadium, Thompson-Boling Arena, Pat Summitt, Knoxville
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0