Car hire Knoxville Airport

With a total population of about 185,000 people, Knoxville is the largest city in East Tennessee and the third largest in the whole state, just behind Memphis and Nashville.

Aside from being a fairly large city, it is also one of the oldest. Though founded only in 1779, the settlements in the city were much earlier. In fact, there were traces of existence as early as in 1000 BC to 1000 AD. Proof of this are the burial mounds which are now preserved and located in the campus of University of Tennessee. These mounds were built during the Mississippian period, about 1000 AD.

There are also other remarkable finds proving the existence of prehistoric settlements in the city. Examples of these are the Woodland habitations that are still preserved now in the Tennessee River and the Knob creek.

In the 18th century, tribe wars kept the city in constant strife. These were among the tribes Cherokee, Creeks, and Shawnee. Early records show that the tribe Cherokee referred to Knoxville as the Mulberry Place.

If you want to get a rich personal view of history, you definitely ought to pay Knoxville a visit with you car hire from Knoxville Airport. You can get cheap car hire from the Knoxville Airport as you explore the historical sites of the city.