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John Bartlett Dennis

John Bartlett Dennis, on right, with J. Fred Johnson.

John Bell

Constitutional Union Party candidates John Bell and Edward Everett, 1860.

John Berrien Lindsley

John Berrien Lindsley.

John Catron

Justice John Catron.

John Donelson

Engraving of the Donelson Party descending the Tennessee River, 1779.

John Emmett Edgerton

The former Lebanon Woolen Mills.

John Haywood

John Haywood.

John Houston Bills

The family home of John Houston Bills in Bolivar.

John Hunt Morgan

John Hunt Morgan.

John Overton

John Overton.

John Ross

Chief John Ross.

John Sevier

Governor John Sevier, portrait by Charles Willson Peale.

John Shelton Wilder

Lieutenant Governor John S. Wilder, 1997.

John Thomas Lupton

John Thomas Lupton.

John Trotwood (1858-1929) And Mary Daniel Moore (1875-1957)

John Trotwood Moore.

John Trotwood (1858-1929) And Mary Daniel Moore (1875-1957)

Mary Daniel Moore.

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash at a record taping in December 1972.

Johnson Bible College

The Johnson Bible College was founded as the "School of the Evangelists" in 1893 by Ashley S. Johnson at Kimberlin Heights (approximately twelve miles southeast of Knoxville). Johnson, a Knox County native and successful evangelist, author, and educator, transformed his…

Johnson City

Located in the mountainous northeast corner of Tennessee, Johnson City is the seventh largest city in the state, with a population of over 57,000 (1998), and is one of the regional Tri-Cities that includes Kingsport and Bristol. Johnson City has…

Johnson City Slideshow

Johnson City Slideshow

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