Knoxville was once home to the world’s tallest structure
You may drive by it every day and not even notice the tall mast nestled between Knox County and Blaine.
The WBIR Tower, for a brief moment in history, laid claim to a worldwide feat.
“People my age grew up with the Guinness Book of World Records,” said Knoxville historian Jack Neely. “I was really surprised as a teenager looking through this and saying, gosh, the tallest structure in the world was here in Knoxville, WBIR tower.”
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