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Lakewood Swimming Pool – Jim Evans

LAKEWOOD SWIMMING POOL Leaving Knoxville by way of Clinton Highway just as you enter the Powell Community there is a sign on the right marking the entrance to Lakewood Lane. Today, nothing significant seems to stand out at this location. … Continue reading

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The Great Depression Years – Jim Evans

THE GREAT DEPRESSION YEARS I was born in 1932 so the great depression had already started before I arrived. In 1938 I lived on Wells Street (in the heart of Powell Station as it was called then). The most vivid … Continue reading

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My Stories – By Jim Evans

Jim Evans is son of Fred Olen Evans, grandson Joseph Franklin Evans and great-grandson of Solomon Peter Evans. These are some essays he wrote about his memories for his daughter, Jan Evans Marker and his grandson, Travis Evans.  Follow the … Continue reading

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Groner’s Store – by Jim Evans

GRONER’S STORE Our family moved to Powell Station in1937. One of my earliest memories in what is now known as Powell was visiting Groner’s the only large store in town. To a five year old boy the store was enormous. … Continue reading

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A Summer Day – by Jim Evans

(March 1998) JIM’S CHILDHOOD STORY – A TYPICAL SUMMER DAY When I was about twelve years old, a typical summer day would go something like this. I would get up at about 9:30 and get on my bicycle and ride … Continue reading

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Places We Lived – by Jim Evans

THE EARLIEST MEMORIES & PLACES WE LIVED I tell people that I have always (lived in Powell. It really seems this way. Out this is actually untrue since I lived some places before I came to Powell and once moved … Continue reading

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The War – By Jim Evans

March 1998 THE WAR It was December 8. 1941. We were gathered in the school auditorium for a special news announcement. The entire school was present. The high school students had come dawn from the second floor of the building … Continue reading

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Photo Gallery of descendants of Etta Evans Demarcus

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N. F. Darr Civil War Widow’s Pension Application

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J.H. Darr Civil War Pension Application

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