Industry in the City of LaFollette attracted a melting pot of international cultures to Campbell County in the late 19th century.
The Space Between LaFolletteThe City of LaFollette is commonly misspelled by even the most official of authorities."A lot of folks put a space after the 'La" in LaFollette. It is all one word," said Sharp. "The other thing people will do is forget to capitalize the 'F' in LaFollette."Some official state records list the city's name as La Follette. The search function on Garmin GPS navigation unitswill not find the city if LaFollette is spelled correctly. Garmin and other map services incorrectly spell the city as La Follette.Send your Namesake suggestions If there is a place or landmark with a name you would like us toresearch, send your suggestions to 10News reporter Jim Matheny using the"Namesake Suggestions" form on this page. Be sure to include your nameand a note on how to pronounce it in case we use your suggestionon-air. Likewise, please let us know if you do not want us to use yourname on-air.You can also submit suggestions on Jim Matheny's WBIR Facebook page as well as on Twitter @jimmatheny.Note: Namesake is the renamed title of the series formerly known as 'Why do they call it that?'Other Namesake Segmentsul>
