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Emma Bell Miles

An artist and writer, Emma Bell Miles combined her talents in poems that she illustrated. The Shadow is an example of one of these poems.

Fairvue Plantation

Main house at Fairvue Plantation in Sumner County.

Fairvue Plantation

Overseer s house at the Fairvue Plantation in Sumner County.

Fairvue Plantation

Slave quarter s at Fairvue Plantation in Sumner County.

Fall Creek Falls State Park

Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park in Bledsoe and Van Buren counties.

Ferries

Ferry across the Holston River near Blaine in Grainger County, ca. 1950.

Fishing

Fishin on the Cumberland River Tennessee, by Frank Nelson White, 1932.

Fisk University

The Fisk Memorial Chapel, built in 1892, is a superb example of High Victorian Picturesque architecture. Its Romanesque arched and columned front entrance is flanked by twin polygonal stone and stucco towers, and the tall bell tower is pierced by Gothic stone windows. The interior features a high ceiling and a curved balcony.

Fisk University

Fisk Jubilee Singers, 1873.

Floods Of 1937

Clarksville in the January 1937 flood.

Fort Blount

Artist s drawing of Fort Blount, based on excavations.

Fort James White

James White Fort in Knoxville.

Fort Loudoun

Aerial view of Fort Loudoun during 1970s excavation.

Fort Negley

Fort Negley, October 1862.

Fort Pillow

April 1864 Battle at Fort Pillow.

Fort San Fernando De Las Barrancas

Fort San Fernando, as drawn by Victor Collot, 1796.

Fort Southwest Point

Rendering of Fort Southwest Point, circa 1800.

Frances Wright

Frances Wright.

Frank G. Clement

Governor Clement signs the Victory Memorial Bridge bill at the State Capitol in April 1953.

Free Hill

Free Hill s historic Rosenwald school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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