Monday, September 2, 1901: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, The Knoxville Sentinel reported news with a dateline from Johnson City. Readers learned that “Judge Pendleton Smith, chairman of the county court of Washington county (sic for County), and G. W. Willett, road commissioner of the county, have been here to inspect and arrange for a ch…
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