Through the Keyhole: Knoxville’s Extraordinary Marble World

Knoxville Chronicles • September 29, 2025 • Solo Episode

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For anyone who has spent much time in Knoxville, there is one thing that you’ll encounter in almost every part of the city, and that’s Tennessee marble. It graces several impressive downtown buildings, and you can see where it was once extracted at several abandoned or reclaimed quarries, particularly at Ijams Nature Center, now part of the city’s expansive Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville. While the nature center still retains the original acreage where the Ijams family originally d...

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