Walk Into History
Article last updated 09/14/2024
This jump off station recognizes, via plaque, the original unfolding of Pack Square where the first log courthouse of the city stood in 1893. Nearby, between Vance Monument and Pack Fountain, 80 bricks engraved with names and messages give testament to donor support for the creation of the Urban Trail.
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Urban Trail Stops
#1 - Walk Into History
#2 - Crossroads
#3 - Stepping Out
#4 - O. Henry
#5 - Immortal Image
#6 - Elizabeth Blackwell
#7 - Art Deco Masterpiece
#8 - Flat Iron Architecture
#9 - Cat Walk
#10 - Grove’s Vision
#11 - Historic Hilltop
#12 - Guastavino’s Monument
#13 - Appalachian Stage
#14 - Shopping Daze
#15 - Marketplace
#16 - Legacy of Design
#17 - Woodfin House
#18 - Wolfe’s Neighborhood
#19 - Dixieland
#20 - Curtain Calls
#21 - On the Move
#22 - Civic Pride
#23 - Man and Mountain
#24 - Time Remembered
#25 - Ellington’s Dream
#26 - Past and Promise
#27 - Monument Corner
#28 - Brick Artisan
#29 - The Block
#30 - Hotel District