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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]
This event consists of a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run, and has a prize pot of $30,000. On September 29, 2015, The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that Ironman had chosen Chattanooga, Tennessee to host the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championships.
Sports competitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "History of Chattanooga, Tennessee" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee. In the 16th century, three Spanish expeditions passed through what is now Tennessee. [12] The Hernando de Soto expedition entered the Tennessee Valley via the Nolichucky River in June 1540, rested for several weeks at the village of Chiaha (near the modern Douglas Dam), and proceeded southward to the Coosa chiefdom in northern ...
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 City Council awarded a $1.3 million contract to Tower Construction for the bridge repair work. [3] The Walnut Street Bridge fund was started by Chattanooga Venture, a community group, to receive funds to be used by the city toward restoration of the bridge. [4]
Starting March 4, 1867, Chattanooga experienced a four-day-long rainstorm. [3] By March 9, all of Chattanooga's streets were under 4 to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 metres) of water. [4] Because there was no warning sent out, most residents of Hamilton Country were unprepared for a calamity of this magnitude. [5]
Wordsmiths and Warriors: The English-Language Tourist's Guide to Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198729136. John McWhorter (2017). Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally). Picador. ISBN 978-1250143785. Hejná, Míša & Walkden, George. 2022. A history of English. (Textbooks in Language Sciences 9).