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East Tennessee History Center

Name: East Tennessee History Center
Address: 601 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN, 37902, US
Telephone: 865-215-8824

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Begin your exploration of the region's history at the East Tennessee History Center. Located here are the Museum of East Tennessee History, covering 300 years of life in the region, the McClung Historical Collection, a premier genealogical research library, the offices of the East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Knox County Archives, with records dating to 1792, and the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound.

Address

601 S. Gay St.
P. O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37902

Contact

Questions? Please Email

eths@eastTNhistory.org

Contact Phone Number

865-215-8824

Fax Number

865-215-8819

Admission Rates

McClung Collection: FREE;
Knox County Archives: FREE;
Museum of East Tenn. History:
Adults = $5; Seniors (55+) = $4; Children 16 & Under = FREE;
Sunday is Family Day and FREE to all. For group rates call 865-215-8830.

Hours

Museum Hours
M-F: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Saturday- 10 a.m.-4 p.m;
Sunday- 1-5 p.m.

Dates Closed

Museum Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day.

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