St. Clair Cobb 1895-1974

St. Clair Cobb 1895-1974 is a Tennessee historical marker in Knox County.

1807 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue,1895-1974 Knoxville

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A World War I veteran born in Knox County, St. Clair Cobb founded the Knoxville Colored High School Band in 1923. He taught music at several elementary schools, Beardsley Junior High School, and Austin High School, which was previously located at this site. Revered in the community and a mentor to successful musicians, Cobb founded the Knoxville College Band in 1926 and the Black Elks Band in the 1940s. His bands won awards nationwide.

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Historical maps covering this location

1886 · Knoxville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1926 · Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee / engraved and… (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1927 · N. & S. Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1951 · Sanborn Fire Insurance Map — Knoxville, Tenn. (1951) (OldInsuranceMaps.net — Sanborn Map Collection)

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