Digital Transport: What My Mother Doesn’t Know in Knoxville, Tennessee

DIGITAL TRANSPORT:WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

If Sophie, Murphy, Rachel, and Gracie came to my hometown…

By: Meredith Duncan

WELCOME TO KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE!

BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL

Sophie, Murphy, Rachel, and Gracie

may have gone to Bearden High School

If they came to Knoxville!

MARKET SQUARE

Market Square in Downtown Knoxville

Has several specialty shops that the girls would love!

They could grab some coffee And get ready for a great day!

NEYLAND STADIUM“HOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS”

On a Fall, Saturday afternoon the gang

would have to experience a UT football game at

Neyland Stadium. Where they would ultimately learn…

ROCKY TOPBY BOUDLEAX AND FELICE BRYANT

Wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top Down in the Tennessee hillsAint' no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top Ain't no telephone billsOnce I had a girl on Rocky Top Half bear, other half catWild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that.

Rocky Top you'll always be Home sweet home to meGood ol' Rocky TopRocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee

Rocky Top you'll always be Home sweet home to meGood ol' Rocky TopRocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee

Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top Dirt's too rocky by farThat's why all the folks on Rocky Top Get their corn from a jarRocky Top you'll always be Home sweet home to meGood ol' Rocky TopRocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee

Rocky Top you'll always be Home sweet home to meGood ol' Rocky TopRocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee

Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top Lookin' for a moonshine stillStrangers ain't come down from Rocky Top Reckon they never will

I've had years of cramped-up city life Trapped like a duck in a penAll I know is it's a pity life Can't be simple again

http://www.mamarocks.com/rocky_top.htm

ICEARIUM

Sophie and

Murphy could

go ice skating

at the

Icearium in

Knoxville all

year round!

KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTSince Sophie and

Murphy technically

met at an art

museum, they would

probably enjoy the

Knoxville Museum of Art!

WEST TOWN MALL

The girls

could get

some

shopping

done at

West Town

Mall!

BIG ED’S PIZZA

Not only would Sophie and Murphy love

Big Ed’s Pizza, but Rachel and Gracie would

too!

Big Ed’s is in the nearby city of Oak Ridge.

It is a long standing

landmark of many East

Tennesseans’ lives

MUSEUM OF APPALACHIAThe Museum of

Appalachia would

be great for all of

the gang to learn

about East

Tennessee’s

History and

Culture!

The Museum of Appalachia is located in Norris, TN. About 15

miles from Knoxville.

NORRIS DAM STATE PARK

While in Norris,

they may want

to stop and visit

Norris Dam

State Park.

Norris Dam State

Park made Norris,

TN famous in 1936.

It was part o

f

FDR’s New Deal

plan.

THE GRISTMILL IN NORRIS DAM STATE PARK

The Gristmill is a beautiful part of

Norris Dam State Park. It would be a

great place for some awesome

pictures!

IF SOPHIE, MURPHY, RACHEL, AND GRACIE CAME TO MY TOWN I WOULD… Take them to Market Square in downtown

Knoxville so they could see some of our specialty shops in Knoxville and where some of our fun events take place!

Then we would go to a University of Tennessee football game at Neyland Stadium where we would sing “Rocky Top” until we couldn’t speak anymore!

After that we would go to Big Ed’s Pizza and share a huge pizza and a pitcher of Coke!

Then to wrap the day up we would go to Norris Dam State Park to see the natural beauty of East Tennessee and take some great pictures at the Grist Mill so we never forgot that wonderful day!