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Knoxville is a city in, and the county seat of, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of July 1, 2019, Knoxville's population was 187,603, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division, and the state’s overall third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 869,046 in 2019.First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. During the Civil War, the city was bitterly divided over the secession issue, and was occupied alternately by both Confederate and Union armies. Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights.

Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area.Knoxville is the home of the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee, whose sports teams, the Tennessee Volunteers, are popular in the surrounding area. Knoxville is also home to the headquarters of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for East Tennessee, and the corporate headquarters of several national and regional companies. As one of the largest cities in the Appalachian region, Knoxville has positioned itself in recent years as a repository of Appalachian culture and is one of the gateways to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Ulmer is a German surname meaning "from Ulm". Notable people with the surname include: Christian Ulmer (born 1984), German ski jumper Edgar G. Ulmer (1904–1972), Austrian-American film director Fran Ulmer (born 1947), first woman elected as Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Georg Ulmer (1877-1963), German entomologist Gregory Ulmer (born 1944), professor of English and of Electronic Languages and Cybermedia James Ulmer (born 1942), American jazz and blues guitarist and singer James Ulmer (journalist), entertainment journalist Jason Ulmer (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player Jeff Ulmer (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Jeffery Ulmer (born 1966), American sociologist Kristen Ulmer (born 1966), American extreme skier Layne Ulmer (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player LaMonte Ulmer (born 1986), American basketball player Sarah Ulmer (born 1976), New Zealand cyclist and 2004 Olympic champion Thomas Ulmer (born 1956), German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Baden-Württemberg Walter F.

Ulmer (born 1929), American lieutenant general

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