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From Welsh immigrants to Knoxville's elite, the Chester tells the story of miller William Peters and his iconic Barber home.

<p>By Doug McDanielThis article originally appeared in the Old North News in 2011. The city of North Knoxville purchased lots for a school in 1889 near Alexander Street and Pearl Place, known at the time as Tennor Street. They finished the school building in the last six weeks of the 1889-1890 school year. Because of [&hellip;]</p>