1916: Knoxville Automobile Club founded 1920's: East Tennessee Automobile Club board and members active in forming Great Smoky Mountains National Park July 31, 1922: Knoxville Automobile club affiliated with American Automobile Association April 24, 1929: Name changed to East Tennessee Automobile Club May 27, 1929: East Tennessee Automobile Club territory extended to include Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea and Scott counties. Pickett County was also included in the extended territory but later transferred to the AAA club headquartered in Nashville. March 31, 1930: The Twin State Automobile Association headquartered in Bristol becomes an AAA affiliate. January 9, 1933: AAA assigned to East Tennessee Automobile Club all counties served by Twin State Automobile Association, which had ceased operations November 30, 1932. Counties included in the assignment were: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. 1946: East Tennessee Automobile Club establishes World Wide Travel Agency 1950: Bristol office opens 1950; East Tennessee Automobile Club establishes insurance agency May, 1956; First Safety Patrol Trip to Washington, which soon became an East Tennessee tradition taking thousands of safety patrolers in multiple generations to Washington. 1959: Kingsport office opens November 26, 1963: Oak Ridge office opens. Closes April 1, 1967 January, 1960: Headquarters moves from Gay Street to Henley Street October, 1973: Headquarters moves to 100 W. Fifth Avenue September, 1984: West Knoxville office opens September, 1984: Kingsport office relocates November, 1989: Johnson City office opens December, 1990: Kingsport office relocates November, 1997: Bristol office relocates Feburary 1997: Bearden office opens. Closes October 27, 2000 May 10, 2000: AAA East Tennessee and AAA Auto Club South cap four-year effort with signing of bill to improve driver licensing for teens. November 6, 2000: Blount County office opens March, 2001 AAA Driver Training opens in Knoxville teaching new and experienced drivers 2001 Approved Auto Repair program started in East Tennessee 2002 Club helps celebrate AAA Centennial September 13, 2002 Bristol office closes December, 2002 New West Knoxville office opens These are just some of the highlights of our offices. We hope you enjoy the many benefits you recieve as a AAA East Tennessee member. Here at AAA we thank all of our members for making it possible to continue serving you into the 21st century. Copyright 2003 © AAA East Tennessee Send questions or comments about this site to webmaster Website design by AAA East Tennessee