Monthly Archives: November 2024

There have been 16 servicemen Killed In Action (combat) protecting our freedoms that were graduates of Powell High School. These 16 men span three wars, WWII, Vietnam and Korean War yet there is no listing of their names anywhere in … Continue reading →

The following is a list of known burials at Brown Cemetery in Powell. Special Thanks to my cousin, John Evans for providing this information. Arthur Hale Brown11 Dec 1873 – 4 Aug 1901 Arvin B. Brown16 Aug 1874 – 16 … Continue reading →

Historical information regarding Brown Cemetery from Dan Dugger The Brown Cemetery is located on the Solomon property near the new Powell Drive. My great grandparents, John and Luvania Dugger, and an uncle Daniel Dugger, are buried there. The Brown family … Continue reading →

by William H. Irwin Jr.(reprinted by permission) As early as 1785 – 1790 isolated cabins were appearing in the valleys and on the ridges of North Knox County, an area which at that time can only be described as nothing … Continue reading →