Downtown Island Airport was Knoxville's first commercial airport. Dickinson Island - named for poet Emily Dickinson's cousin who purchased the plot in the 1800s - has seen a lot of history.

Downtown Island Airport was Knoxville's first commercial airport. Dickinson Island - named for poet Emily Dickinson's cousin who purchased the plot in the 1800s - has seen a lot of history.

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Downtown Island Airport was Knoxville's first commercial airport. Dickinson Island - named for poet Emily Dickinson's cousin who purchased the plot in the 1800s - has seen a lot of history.

In 1963, the city of Knoxville purchased the airport for $175,000 from Mary Ellen Wattenbarger, widow of Henry Wattenbarger, president of U.S. Flying Services and longtime owner of the island.