Blount Mansion in Knoxville, TN

The William Blount Mansion in Knoxville, TN

This old postcard shows the William Blount Mansion in Knoxville, TN.  William Blount (pronounced to rhyme with “country” not “county”) was the territorial governor of the territory of the United States south of the River Ohio from 1790 to 1796.  In 1796, Tennessee became a state, and he then served as a US Senator from 1796 to 1797.  He was not the inventor of that specialized cigarette called a “blunt”, so just get that right out of your head.

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When I was in 1st grade, one of the other 1st grade classes went on a field trip to Blount Mansion.  When that class returned, the unfortunate left-behinds were regaled with stories about the steep staircase and the gift shop. 

I never got to see Blount Mansion.  But I have this nice postcard, which I will now list on ebay.  Maybe Steven Stafford will buy it.