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Summary

This early 20th-century postcard shows the old commercial center of Knoxville and three buildings that still stand today.

To the left, the sign appears to say Wheeler & Wilson, although it's difficult to read the lettering underneath. In the middle is the former post office, now the Stay Gold Tattoo Company. The long building on the right, which once housed the old Willard Hotel, seems to be under renovation. Miller's Store on the far right has been gone for a long time.

According to the late Curt Webber: Back in late 30's and early 40's Moore's garage was to the right, there was a creek and vacant lot just to the left followed by the Post Office.

Pamela Terry Draper On the left was Jack Miller's store in the bottom portion, the Brawner's lived upstairs. Ronald Miller owned the Willard hotel, it was also a convience store. He lived there too. The building to the far right was Mumaw's gas station & garage in the 1970's. You are correct about the old post office being the building in the middle. Jack Miller lived in the home on the other side of that building until his death.

Roxanne Lynn-Eury Used to be Ronald Miller's store years ago until he passed; now his son lives in it. His brother Jack Miller owned the one across the street right.

Jeff Taulton My grandfather was born there (stone house just out of view on the left) in 1906. Howard Samuel Taulton. His parents are buried in the cemetery up the hill also on the left. Ironically, many folks in Southern Washington County (Yarrowsburg, Garrett's Mill, Weverton...) still have a "Knoxville, MD" address, 21758. The building in the middle is the old Post Office.

Betty Hedges the postmaster in the 1980s was Bill Grove, nice guy.

Chuck Tibbs Betty Hedges I can't remember his first name but, a Remsburg was Postmaster in the 70's and Harvey Eagle delivered the mail. My grandfather (Calvin Mayfield) did a lot of work on the old post office and a lot of other houses in town.

Peter Wenner Chuck Tibbs I remember Red Hawes also delivered the mail in the Knoxville zip code.

(Image courtesy of the South Mountain Heritage Society)