Signal Mountain was used by Native Americans in the past to send smoke and fire signals across the Tennessee Valley. It was originally known as Signal Point and was a…
The name Lookout Mountain most likely comes from the Greek term for “rock rising to a point.” Lookout Mountain is the scene of the 18th-century “Last Battle of the Cherokees”…
After the Civil War, thousands of freed slaves flooded the city in search of freedom. They settled into an encampment along the north shore of the Tennessee River- that later…
Founded in 1878, St. Elmo was originally independent from Chattanooga, but officially joined the City of Chattanooga in 1929. St. Elmo originated as a town where two ancient Indian trails…
The Southside District, once an urban hub of industry in our community, turned into an area filled with abandoned warehouses and rundown buildings during the mid-20th century. Encompassing the area from…
Named for Ephriam Hixson Jr., a pioneer who settled the area in 1830, this community enjoyed rapid growth soon after Tennessee Valley Authority completed the Chickamauga Dam on the Tennessee…
Ooltewah was the county seat of James County, a former Tennessee county that went bankrupt in 1919, and was incorporated into Hamilton County. The former James County Courthouse located in…
Located two minutes east of Downtown Chattanooga, Highland Park was incorporated into the City of Chattanooga in 1929. It is bound by Willow and Holtzclaw streets on the east and…
In 1967, East Brainerd meant the area along East Brainerd Road, then barely a two-lane country road branching of Robert. E Lee Highway. Originally, the community was called Concord. This…
In the mid-1800’s, this area was known as Pleasant Hill. When the community was given a federal post office in 1881, they were told to rename it (since a Pleasant…
Wander south of Chattanooga into North Georgia, and you will be rewarded with stunning scenery, rushing rivers, and wonderful waterfalls. Explore North Georgia’s great outdoors by hiking or horseback riding…
Harrison has been known as Hamilton County’s “hidden Atlantis.” In 1939, many communities along the Tennessee River has to move because the lake was coming after the Chickamauga Dam was…
