The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial includes 32 granite monuments with inscribed names of more than 6000 veterans from 35 counties in East Tennessee who have died in military service since World War I. The memorial lists names by conflict and by county. The memorial, located on a grassy plot at the northern end of Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park, also includes the names of the 14 Medal of Honor recipients from East Tennessee. Other features are a plaza entrance with a 50-foot flag pole and a 27-foot high bell tower.
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The Sunsphere is the centerpiece of World’s Fair Park and is a symbol of Knoxville, Tenn. The tower is one of two buildings that survived the Fair. Substantive redevelopment of the 67-acre Fair did not materialize for many years. Though it was underutilized for most of its post-show life, the tower is today home to an observation deck, an event space and a restaurant and bar.
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The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women’s basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tenn.
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World’s Fair Park in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, opened in 1982 on a former railroad yard site. The park was the site of the 1982 World’s Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE), which opened on May 1, 1982, and closed on October 31, 1982, and welcomed more than 11 million visitors. The Sunsphere and the Tennessee Amphitheater, the two remaining structures from the exposition, are located in the park.
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