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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 .
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.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Chattanooga, Tennessee" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the 1880s, the fort and surrounding land was auctioned off. In time, Fort Wood became one of Chattanooga's finest residential neighborhoods. Large, fashionable homes soon appeared in the Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, and Romanesque Revival styles. Fort Wood's revitalization began with the Warner House at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
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 Tennessee Historical Commission, which manages the state's participation in the National Register program, reports that 80 percent of the state's area has been surveyed for historic buildings. Surveys for archaeological sites have been less extensive; coverage is estimated less than 5 percent of the state.
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Ferger Place Historic District in Chattanooga, Tennessee was so named and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. "Ferger Place" was founded in 1910 as the first exclusively White [ 2 ] gated community ("restricted private park" [ 3 ] ) south of the Mason–Dixon line .