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This file is a direct scan by Adam Froehlig from the following book: Bureau of Public Roads (September 1955). "Chattanooga" (Map). General Location of National System of Interstate Highways Including All Additional Routes at Urban Areas Designated in September 1955 Scale not given. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p. 85. OCLC 4165975.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [ 1 ] There are 109 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark , the Moccasin Bend Archeological District .
1923 – Chattanooga Theatre Centre founded. [7] 1924 – Memorial Auditorium built. [6] 1925 – WDOD radio begins broadcasting. [8] 1930 – Population: 119,798. [9] 1933 – Chattanooga Free Press newspaper begins publication. [4] 1935 – Electric Power Board of Chattanooga established. 1937 – Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park established. [10]
A yellow fever epidemic in Chattanooga caused an exodus in 1878. Almost 12,000 people fled the city, many going to Lookout Mountain. At the time, the mountain was accessible on the north side only by a four-hour trip up the old Whiteside Turnpike, which was built in the 1850s and cost a toll of two dollars.
The rain lasted for four days, bringing the water level in the Tennessee River 28 feet above flood range. The bridge across the river was destroyed, as were many buildings. There was a considerable loss of life and looting took place. Upwards of 4,000 homeless in Chattanooga were ferried out of the flooding city to areas of higher ground. [1]
The Chattanooga, TN-GA metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast Tennessee (Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie) and three in northwest Georgia (Catoosa, Dade, and Walker) – anchored by the city of Chattanooga.
[200] [201] The city became one of only 11 cities in the United States to host the grueling competition showcasing Chattanooga's natural beauty, which consists of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180 km) bike race (which is broken down into two 56-mile (90 km) loops), and a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) run (which is broken down into two 13.1-mile ...