Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain
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Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City
Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°2′44″N 85°16′2″W / 35.04556, -85.26722
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Hamilton, Marion
Government
- Mayor	Ron Littlefield
Area
- City	143. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. ImageTennessee_population_mappng|450px|right|poly 4 198 64 199 68 156 62 154 61 153 56 153 53 155 27 153 23 157 24 162 18 163 18 169 25 171 25 175 22 177 24 182 19 180 16 182 13 190 6 Hamilton County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Marion County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Ron Littlefield is an American politician and the current mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 2 sq mi (370. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
- Land	135. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 2 sq mi (352. 2 km²)
- Water	8. 0 sq mi (20. 6 km²)
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2006)
- City	168,293 (city proper)
- Metro	496,704
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	423
FIPS code	47-14000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1307240[2]
Website: http://www.chattanooga.gov

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee (after Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville), and the seat of Hamilton County^[3], in the United States of America. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area Code 423 is an Area code in Tennessee that covers two separate areas of East Tennessee. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Hamilton County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is located in southeast Tennessee on Chickamauga and Nickajack Lake, which are both part of the Tennessee River, near the border of Georgia, and at the junction of three interstate highways, I-24, I-75, and I-59. Chickamauga Lake is a reservoir along the Tennessee River created when the Chickamauga Dam, as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was completed Nickajack Lake is the reservoir created by Nickajack Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 24 (I-24 is an Interstate highway in the eastern United States. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 59 (I-59 is an Interstate highway in the southern United States.

The city (downtown elevation approximately 685 feet), which lies at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau, is surrounded by ridges. The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau.

Contents 1 History 2 Economy 2.1 Utilities 3 Politics, government and law 4 Education 4.1 Primary and secondary education 4.2 Higher education 4.3 Public library 5 Health care 6 Culture and tourism 6.1 Museums 6.2 Arts and literature 6.3 Tourist attractions 6.4 Festivals and events 6.5 Sports 6.6 Outdoor sports 7 Demographics 8 Geography and climate 8.1 Neighborhoods of Chattanooga 8.2 Important suburbs 8.3 Climate 9 Transportation 9.1 Principal highways 9.2 Major surface routes 9.3 Tunnels 9.4 Public transit 9.5 Railroad lines 9.6 Bridges 9.7 Air travel 10 Media and communications 10.1 Newspapers 10.2 Radio 10.3 Television 11 Notable residents 12 Sister cities 13 Other communities 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

History

The first inhabitants of the Chattanooga area were Native American Indians with sites dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period, showing continuous occupation through the Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian (900-1650 AD), Muskogean and Cherokee (1776 - 1838 AD) periods. The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe Africa In the sequence of North American Pre-Columbian cultural stages first proposed by Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips in 1958 the Archaic period The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is an indigenous language family of the Southeastern United States. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact The name 'Chattanooga' is based on the Muskogean term for rock, cvto (chatta), and may refer to Lookout Mountain which, when viewed from Moccasin Bend, appears as a "rock rising to a point. Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is an indigenous language family of the Southeastern United States. Lookout Mountain, actually a Plateau, is located at the northwest corner of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southern border Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee, preserves the sites of two major battles of the American "

The earliest Cherokee occupation dates from Dragging Canoe, who in 1776 separated himself and moved downriver from the main tribe to establish Native American resistance (see Chickamauga Wars) to European settlement in the southeastern United States. Dragging Canoe (c 1738 &ndash March 1 1792 was an American Indian war leader who led a dissident band of young Cherokees against the United States in The Chickamauga wars (1776&ndash1794 were a series of back-and-forth raids campaigns ambushes minor skirmishes and several full-scale frontier battles that were a continuation of Occupation of the area by members of the Cherokee Nation dates from 1816 with the establishment of Ross's Landing by later tribal chief John Ross and ended with the forced relocation of Native American Indians from southeastern U. John Ross ( October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866) also known as Kooweskoowe - a mythological or rare migratory bird Principal Chief of The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma in the Western United States S. states to Oklahoma in 1838. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Ross's Landing was one of three large internment camps, or "emigration depots," along the Trail of Tears, the other two being Fort Payne, Alabama and the largest at Fort Cass, Tennessee. The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma in the Western United States Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Fort Cass, established in 1835, was an important site during the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears.

During the American Civil War on November 23, 1863, the Third Battle of Chattanooga began when Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforced troops at Chattanooga and counterattacked Confederate troops. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Third Battle of Chattanooga (popularly known as The Battle of Chattanooga, and including the Battle of Lookout Mountain and the Battle of The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States A counterattack The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. The next day, the Battle of Lookout Mountain was fought near the town. The Third Battle of Chattanooga (popularly known as The Battle of Chattanooga, and including the Battle of Lookout Mountain and the Battle of These were followed the next spring by the Atlanta Campaign, beginning just over the nearby state line in Georgia and moving southeastward. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta Georgia, The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule

After the war ended, the city became a major railroad hub and industrial and manufacturing center. Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to Light industry. By the 1930s it was known as the "Dynamo of Dixie," and even inspired the 1941 Glenn Miller big-band swing song "Chattanooga Choo Choo. Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred " But the same mountains that provided Chattanooga's scenic backdrop became shrouded by the industrial pollutants that they trapped and held over the community. In 1969, the federal government declared that Chattanooga's air was the dirtiest in the nation. But environmental crises were not the only problems plaguing the city. Chattanooga entered the 1980s with serious socioeconomic challenges including job layoffs, a deteriorating city infrastructure, racial tensions and social division.

In recent years, private and governmental resources have been invested in transforming the city's tarnished image and to gain recognition for a metamorphosis of its downtown and riverfront areas. An early cornerstone of this project was the restoration of the historic Walnut Street Bridge. The Walnut Street Bridge is a Truss bridge that spans the Tennessee River in Chattanooga Tennessee. The Walnut Street Bridge is the oldest surviving bridge of its kind in the Southeastern United States. Efforts to improve the city include the "21st Century Waterfront Plan" - a $120 million redevelopment of the Chattanooga waterfront and downtown area.

In 1935, as well as from 1993 to 1995, Chattanooga hosted the National Folk Festival. The National Folk Festival in the United States (known also as the National) was first presented in St

Economy

The local economy includes a diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries, four colleges, and several preparatory schools.

Chattanooga businesses include Roadtec Inc. ,BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, CBL & Associates, The Chattanooga Bakery, Chattem, the world's first Coca-Cola bottling plant, Coker Tire, Coptix, Covenant Transport, Dixie Carpets & Yarns, Rock/Creek, Double Cola, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group, Krystal, FSGBank, Litespeed, Plantronics, Miller Industries, National Model Railroad Association, Olan Mills, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Tricycle Inc., Unum, the Miller & Martin law firm, Astec Industries, Propex (formerly Amoco Fabrics and Fibers), U. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is the largest health benefits company in Tennessee. CBL & Associates Properties Inc,, is a Chattanooga Tennessee Real estate investment trust (REIT A moon pie or MoonPie is a pastry which consists of two round Graham cracker Cookies with Marshmallow filling in the center dipped in chocolate Chattem is a Chattanooga Tennessee -based producer and marketer of over-the-counter healthcare products toiletries dietary supplements topical analgesics and medicated Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Coker Tire Company is a Chattanooga Tennessee -based company that sells obsolete Michelin, Firestone, BF Goodrich and US Royal Bias-ply Founded as Cross Computer Consulting on January 1 1999 and incorporated as Coptix Inc Covenant Transport Inc is a truckload carrier headquartered in Chattanooga TN. Rock/Creek is a Chattanooga Tennessee -based Sporting goods Retailer of clothing and gear for Rock climbing, Paddling, Trail running Double Cola is the name of a Soft drink and the company that manufactures Double Cola Gordon Biersch Brewery is an American Brewery founded by Dan Gordon and Dean Biersch Krystal is known for small square Hamburgers, and unique breakfast food like the "Scrambler" a mixture of eggs Sausage and other items Litespeed is a US Bicycle manufacturer based in Chattanooga Tennessee, that crafted its first bicycle in 1986 Plantronics is a Hardware company based in Santa Cruz California, that specializes in lightweight headsets and is the market leader worldwide The National Model Railroad Association or NMRA is a Non-profit organization for those involved in the hobby or business of Model railroading It was Olan Mills Inc is a privately owned company founded in 1932 by Olan Mills Sr The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide Tricycle Inc is a Sustainable design company founded in 2002 to serve the creative Product lifecycle of the Interior design and Architecture Unum ( is a Chattanooga Tennessee -based Insurance company previously named UnumProvident which was formed from the merger of two competing insurance companies Miller & Martin PLLC is a large Southeastern Law firm with offices Atlanta Georgia, and Nashville Tennessee) and a main office in Chattanooga S. Xpress Enterprises, and Komatsu America Corp - Chattanooga Manufacturing Operation. The city also hosts large branch offices of Cigna, AT&T and UBS; and manufacturing facilities of DuPont, Rock-Tenn, Columbus Metals Co. CIGNA Corporation ( is a Philadelphia-based health service company Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and UBS AG ( SWX: UBSN) is a diversified global financial services company with its main headquarters in Basel & Zürich, Switzerland E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (,) is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a Gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée Rock-Tenn Company ( is a Paper and Packaging manufacturer based in Norcross Georgia. , Buzzi Unicem and Mueller Water Products; and a Vulcan Materials quarry. Buzzi Unicem SpA ( is an Italian company quoted on the Borsa Italiana, which produces Cement, Ready-mix concrete and Construction aggregates Vulcan Materials Company Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan is principally engaged in the production distribution and sale of construction materials

In addition to corporate business interests, there are many retail shops in Chattanooga, including two shopping malls: Northgate Mall in Hixson and Hamilton Place Mall in East Brainerd. Northgate Mall is an enclosed Shopping mall in Chattanooga, in suburban Hixson. Hamilton Place is an enclosed two-story Shopping mall in Chattanooga Tennessee.

Utilities

Electric power for most of the city and surrounding area is provided by the city-run Electric Power Board. Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. EPB also provides telephone and high-speed internet service to businesses in the downtown area. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just Broadband, is high-speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a Modem The TVA operates the nearby Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant, Chickamauga Dam and the Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant all of which provide electricity to the greater Chattanooga area. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide The Sequoyah Nuclear power plant is located on 525 acres (21 km²located 7 miles east of Soddy-Daisy Tennessee, and 20 miles north of Chattanooga abutting Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric underground Power station in Marion County, just west of

Natural gas and water are provided by the privately run Chattanooga Gas Company and Tennessee-American Water Company, respectively. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. AGL Resources Inc is a Fortune 1000, Forbes 2000 energy services holding company In 2005 Mayor Ron Littlefield stated his desire for the city to purchase the Tennessee-American Water Company,^[4], which is being sold in a public offering in 2007. Ron Littlefield is an American politician and the current mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee. ^[5] Former Mayor Jon Kinsey during his term as mayor attempted to have the city buy control, and was defeated in court. Jon Kinsey was mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee from 1997 to 2001

Comcast is the cable provider for most areas of the city. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone The incumbent telephone company is AT&T. ILEC, short for Incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local Telephone company in the United States that was in existence Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and However, competing phone companies, cellular phones and VoIP are beginning to make inroads. A Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ( CLEC) in the United States, is a Telecommunications provider company (sometimes called a " carrier Voice-over-Internet protocol ( VoIP, vɔɪp is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet A major interstate fiber optics line operated by AT&T traverses the city, making its way from Atlanta to Cincinnati. An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and

Politics, government and law

The current mayor is Ron Littlefield, a long-time city councilman, who was elected in a run-off election in April 2005. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Ron Littlefield is an American politician and the current mayor of Chattanooga Tennessee. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town.

The city operates under a charter granted by the state legislature in 1852, as amended. The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U As of 2005, the city operates with a strong mayor system. The Mayor-Council government system sometimes called the Mayor-Commission government system is one of two variations of Government used for the most part in modern

The city's legislative branch is split up into nine districts, with a council member for each district selected in partisan elections. The current council members are Linda Bennett (District 1), Sally Robinson (District 2), Dan Page (District 3), Jack Benson (District 4), John "Duke" Franklin, Jr. (District 5), Michael L. Feely (District 6), Manuel "Manny" Rico (District 7), Leamon Pierce (District 8) and Debbie Gaines (District 9).

Within the last ten years the city has won three national awards for outstanding "livability", and 9 Gunther Blue Ribbon Awards for excellence in housing and consolidated planning. ^[6]

See also List of Mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is a list of Mayors of Chattanooga Tennessee. James Enfield Berry (1840 Beriah Frazier (1841

Education

Primary and secondary education

Most of Chattanooga's primary and secondary education is funded by the government. The public schools in Chattanooga (and Hamilton County) fall under the purview of the Hamilton County School System.

In addition, the city is home to several well-known private and parochial secondary schools, including Baylor School, McCallie School , Girls Preparatory School, and Notre Dame High School. Baylor School is a Co-educational private Secondary school on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The McCallie School is a boys college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga Tennessee, USA. Girls Preparatory School, often called simply GPS, is an all-female College preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame High School is a coeducational Catholic College preparatory school in Chattanooga is also home to Siskin Children's Institute, as well as Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences magnet school. Siskin Children's Institute, a Non-profit organization in Chattanooga Tennessee, is an emerging leader in the field of early childhood special education A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. Howard was the first public school in the area and was established in 1865. ---- Howard School of Academics and Technology is a co-educational public magnet school in Chattanooga Tennessee.

Higher education

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second largest campus of the University of Tennessee System with a student population of over 9,558. The University of Tennessee system ( UT system) is one of two Public university systems in the state of Tennessee. . Other institutions of higher learning in the area include Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Covenant College, Lee University, the University of the South, Southern Adventist University and Tennessee Temple University, along with local branches of Miller-Motte Technical College and Virginia College. Chattanooga State Technical Community College (sometimes referred to as "Chatt State" is a comprehensive regionally accredited two year Community college located Covenant College is a four-year Christian college that emphasizes the Liberal arts. Lee University is a private coeducational University located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The University of the South is a private Coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee. Southern Adventist University is a Liberal arts University located in Collegedale Tennessee. Tennessee Temple University is a four-year private Christian University located in Chattanooga Tennessee, and loosely identified with the Independent Virginia College is a chain of private for-profit post-secondary institutions located primarily in the Southeastern United States. Chattanooga is home to the Chattanooga branch of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, which provides medical education to medical students, residents, and other medical professionals in southeast Tennessee through an affiliation with Erlanger Health System.

Public library

As the name implies, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library system has been jointly operated by the city and county governments since 1976. The city was gifted with a Carnegie library in 1904, and the two-story purpose-built marble structure survives to this day at Eighth Street and Georgia Avenue as commercial office space. For other uses see Carnegie Library (disambiguation, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Free Library and Carnegie Public Library In 1939, the library moved to Douglas Street and McCallie Avenue and shared the new building with the John Storrs Fletcher Library of the University of Chattanooga. This building is now called Fletcher Hall and houses classrooms and offices for the University. The city library was moved to its third and current location in 1976 at the corner of Tenth and Broad streets.

Health care

Chattanooga's health care sector has three hospital systems. Erlanger Hospital is the area's primary trauma center. Erlanger has been operated by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority since 1976. ^[7]

Parkridge Hospital is located east of downtown in the Glenwood District and is run by Tri-Star Healthcare. Tri-Star also operates East Ridge Medical Center in nearby East Ridge. Also located downtown is Memorial Hospital, operated by Catholic Health Initiatives). Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI is a Faith-based, Non-profit Health system, the second largest Catholic health system in the United States In 2004, Memorial was named one of the Top 100 teaching hospitals by Solucient Top Hospitals. ^[8]

Culture and tourism

Museums

Chattanooga is the home to the Hunter Museum of American Art, a well known art museum. The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As birthplace of the tow truck, Chattanooga is now home to the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum,^[9] as well as another transportation icon at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, the largest operating historic railroad in the south. A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery truck or a breakdown lorry) is a vehicle used to transport disabled The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ( initialised TVRM AAR code TVRM is a railroad museum in Chattanooga Tennessee. Other notable museums include the Chattanooga Regional History Museum,^[10] the National Medal of Honor Museum,^[11] the Houston Museum,^[12] and the Chattanooga African American Museum. ^[13]

Arts and literature

Chattanooga's historic Tivoli Theatre is home to the city's symphony and opera companies under the direction of Robert Bernhardt^[14]. Robert "Bob" Bernhardt is an American conductor, currently the musical director and conductor of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and the principal pops

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre offers 15 productions each year in three separate theater programs: the Mainstage, the Circle Theater, and the Youth Theater. ^[15]

Another popular performance venue is Memorial Auditorium. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium is an historic performance hall in Chattanooga Tennessee.

Chattanooga is host to several writing conferences, including the Conference on Southern Literature the Festival of Writers, both sponsored by the Arts & Education Council of Chattanooga^[16].

Tourist attractions

Chattanooga touts its many tourist attractions, including the Tennessee Aquarium, caverns, and heavy development along and across the Tennessee River. The Tennessee Aquarium, located in Chattanooga Tennessee, is the second largest (next to the Georgia Aquarium) freshwater aquarium in the world A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. In the downtown area are the Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday Inn Hotel that is a renovated train station with the largest HO model train layout in the United States, the Creative Discovery Museum (a hands-on children's museum dedicated to science, art, and music), an IMAX 3D Theatre, and the newly expanded Hunter Museum of American Art. " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG The Creative Discovery Museum is a children's museum located in downtown Chattanooga Tennessee. The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Along the river itself is the Tennessee Riverwalk, a 10-mile handicapped accessible greenway trail. The Tennessee Riverwalk is a 13-mile riverside path which parallels the Tennessee River from the Chickamauga Dam to downtown Chattanooga. Not far from the downtown area is the Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park. The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, formerly the Warner Park Zoo is a small zoo located in Warner Park in Downtown Chattanooga Tennessee.

The red-and-black painted "See Rock City" barns along highways in the Southeast are remnants of a now classic Americana tourism campaign to attract visitors to the Rock City tourist attraction in nearby Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Rock City is a Roadside attraction near Chattanooga Tennessee on Lookout Mountain in Lookout A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive Americana refers to artifacts of the Culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its Westward expansion. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Rock City is a Roadside attraction near Chattanooga Tennessee on Lookout Mountain in Lookout A tourist attraction is a place of interest where Tourists visit typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value historical significance natural or built beauty or Lookout Mountain is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The mountain is also home to Ruby Falls, Craven's House and the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, a steep funicular railway which rises from historic St. Elmo to the top of the mountain to drop passengers off at the National Park Service's Point Park and The Battles for Chattanooga Museum (formerly known as Confederama), a quirky diorama that details the Battle of Chattanooga. Ruby Falls is an 145-foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain, near Rock City and Chattanooga, Tennessee in the The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is an Inclined plane railway located along the side of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga Tennessee, in the A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a type of self-contained The St Elmo Historic District, or St Elmo for short is a neighborhood in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation From the military park, visitors can enjoy the panoramic views of Moccasin Bend and the Chattanooga skyline from the mountain's famous "point" or from vantage points along the well-designated trail system. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located in northern Georgia and eastern Tennessee, preserves the sites of two major battles of the American

Near Chattanooga, the Raccoon Mountain Reservoir, Raccoon Mountain Caverns and Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden boast a number of outdoor and family fun opportunities. Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric underground Power station in Marion County, just west of Raccoon Mountain Caverns is one of two commercial caves located in Chattanooga / Hamilton County Tennessee. Reflection Riding Arboretum and Botanical Garden (300 acres is a nonprofit Arboretum, Botanical garden, and historical site located at 400 Garden Road Chattanooga Other arboretums include Bonny Oaks Arboretum, Cherokee Arboretum at Audubon Acres and Cherokee Trail Arboretum. Bonny Oaks Arboretum is an Arboretum located at 6183 Adamson Circle Chattanooga Tennessee. The Cherokee Arboretum at Audubon Acres (130 acres is an Arboretum and natural area located in the East Brainerd neighborhood of Chattanooga Tennessee. The Cherokee Trail Arboretum is an Arboretum located in the North Chickamauga Greenway on the Tennessee Valley Authority 's Chickamauga Reservation in The Ocoee River, host to a number of events from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, features rafting, kayaking, camping and hiking. The Toccoa River and Ocoee River are actually a single River that flows northwestward through the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Also just outside Chattanooga is the Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park. Lake Winnepesaukah (nicknamed Lake Winnie) is an Amusement park located on Lakeview Drive in Lakeview Georgia near Chattanooga Tennessee. The Cumberland Trail begins in Signal Mountain, just outside of Chattanooga. The Cumberland Trail is a hiking trail following a line of ridges and gorges along the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee.

Festivals and events

Chattanooga hosts the Riverbend Festival, an annual nine-day music festival held in June in the downtown area. The Riverbend Festival is an annual music festival in Chattanooga Tennessee. One of the most popular events of the festival is the Bessie Smith Strut, a one night showcase of blues and jazz music named for the city's most noted blues singer. The annual "Southern Brewer's Festival" and the "River Roast" festival celebrate such traditional Southern staples as beer and barbecue, while new events, such as GoFest!^[17], "Between the Bridges" wakeboard competition and Talespin^[18] seek new audiences. The Chattanooga Market features events all year round as part of the Sunday at the Southside calendar of events including an Oktoberfest in mid October. ^[19] has been bringing an eclectic mix of rock, blues, jazz, reggae, zydeco, funk, bluegrass and folk music to downtown Chattanooga for the past 19 years. Back Row Films is a city-wide celebration of film co-sponsored by the Hunter Museum of American Art, the Arts & Education Council and UTC. ^[20]

Sports

Chattanooga is the home of NCAA Division I-AA national football championship game, held at Max Finley Stadium, south of downtown. W Max Finley Stadium Gordon L Davenport Field is the home stadium for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Football team the NCAA Division I Football

The Chattanooga Lookouts, a Class AA Southern League baseball team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, boast a loyal following and respectable participation in season-end playoffs. The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor league baseball team based in Chattanooga Tennessee, USA. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Southern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Games take center stage at the downtown AT&T Field. AT&T Field is a Baseball field located in Chattanooga Tennessee.

Outdoor sports

Due to its location at the junction of the Cumberland Plateau and the southern Appalachians, Chattanooga has become a haven for outdoor sports such as hunting, fishing, trail running, road running, adventure racing, rock climbing, mountain biking and road biking. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. Hunting is the practice of pursuing Animals for Food, Recreation, or Trade. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Trail running or skyrunning is a variant on Running that differs markedly from Road running and Track running. Road running is the sport of Running on a measured course over an established Road (as opposed to track and Cross country running) The city boasts a number of outdoor clubs: Scenic City Velo, SORBA-Chattanooga, The Wilderness Trail Running Association, and The Chattanooga Track Club. SORBA, the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association is an organization that builds and maintains Mountain bike trails in the Southeast region of the United States The city also funds Outdoor Chattanooga, an organization focused on promoting outdoor recreation. The city recently hired its first-ever bicycle coordinator to promote bicycling for transportation, recreation and active living. ^[21]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 155,554 people, 65,499 households, and 39,626 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,150. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (444. 2/km²). There were 72,108 housing units at an average density of 533. 3/sq mi (205. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59. 71% White, 36. 06% Black, or African American, 0. 29% Native American, 1. 54% Asian, 0. 11% Pacific Islander, 1. 01% from other races, and 1. 30% from two or more races. 2. 11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America The 2006 revised estimated population was 168,293 which is an 8. 4% percent increase over the original 2006 estimate.

There were 65,499 households out of which 25. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39. 2% were married couples living together, 17. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39. 5% were non-families. 33. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 29 and the average family size was 2. 92.

In the city the population was spread out with 22. 4% under the age of 18, 10. 8% from 18 to 24, 28. 8% from 25 to 44, 22. 8% from 45 to 64, and 15. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85. 2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,006, and the median income for a family was $41,318. Males had a median income of $31,375 versus $23,267 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,689. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 0% of families and 17. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 13. 8% of those age 65 or over.

Chattanooga's Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee and Catoosa, Dade, and Walker counties in Georgia, had an estimated population of 496,704 in 2006. The Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties &ndash three in southeast Tennessee The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area which also includes Bradley, Polk, and McMinn Counties in Tennessee had an estimated population of 658,201 in 2006. The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area covers a total of nine counties &ndash six in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia. ^[22]

Geography and climate

The city is located at latitude 35°4' North, longitude 85°15' West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 143. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (370. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), of which, 135. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (350. 2 km²) of it is land and 8. 0 square miles (20. 6 km²) of it (5. 56%) is water.

The most prominent natural features in and around Chattanooga are the Tennessee River and the surrounding highlands. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. The city is nestled between the southwestern Ridge-and-valley Appalachians and the foot of Walden's Ridge; the river separates the ridge from the western side of downtown. The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of Walden Ridge (or Walden's Ridge is a Mountain Ridge and Escarpment located in Tennessee, in the United States. Several miles east, the city is bisected by Missionary Ridge, which hosted an important battle of the American Civil War. Missionary Ridge is a geographic feature in Chattanooga Tennessee, site of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, a battle in the American Civil War, fought Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

The Tennessee River is impounded by the TVA's Chickamauga Dam north of the downtown area. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Five automobile bridges, one railroad trestle, and one pedestrian bridge cross the river. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot whether Walking or Running.

Transport is served by Interstate 75 to Atlanta and Knoxville, Interstate 24 to Nashville, and Interstate 59 to Birmingham. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 24 (I-24 is an Interstate highway in the eastern United States. Interstate 59 (I-59 is an Interstate highway in the southern United States. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Chattanooga and the surrounding area is served by Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport. Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, also known as Lovell Field, is a public Airport located five miles (8 km east of the Rail freight is offered by CSX to Atlanta and Nashville, and Norfolk Southern to Atlanta, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Knoxville and Memphis. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern

Neighborhoods of Chattanooga

In addition to the restoration of downtown, many of Chattanooga's neighborhoods have experienced a rebirth of their own. Chattanooga has many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including three neighborhoods: Fort Wood, Ferger Place, and St. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Elmo.

Alton Park Avondale Brainerd Bushtown Clifton Hills East Brainerd East Chattanooga East Lake Eastdale Fort Wood Glenwood

Highland Park Jefferson Heights Lupton City Missionary Ridge North Chattanooga Orchard Knob Pineville Riverview Rossville (not to be confused with the nearby city of Rossville, Georgia) St. Elmo Tiftonia

Important suburbs

Collegedale, Tennessee East Ridge, Tennessee Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Harrison, Tennessee

Hixson, Tennessee Lookout Mountain, Georgia Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Ooltewah, Tennessee

Red Bank, Tennessee Ridgeside, Tennessee Ringgold, Georgia Rossville, Georgia

Signal Mountain, Tennessee Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee Walden, Tennessee

Climate

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	78	79	87	93	99	104	109	105	102	94	84	78
Norm High °F	49	54	62	72	79	86	90	89	83	72	61	52
Norm Low °F	30	33	40	47	56	65	69	68	62	49	40	33
Rec Low °F	-10	1	8	25	34	41	51	50	36	22	4	-2
Precip (in)	5. The Fort Wood National Historic District is a historic Neighborhood in Chattanooga Tennessee. Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The St Elmo Historic District, or St Elmo for short is a neighborhood in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Collegedale is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Fort Oglethorpe is a city in Catoosa County in the US state of Georgia. Harrison is a Census-designated place (CDP in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Hixson is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Lookout Mountain is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Ooltewah ( is a Census-designated place (CDP in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Red Bank is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Ridgeside is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Ringgold is a city in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States. Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Signal Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Soddy-Daisy is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Walden is a town located atop Signal Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. 4	4. 85	6. 19	4. 23	4. 28	3. 99	4. 73	3. 59	4. 31	3. 26	4. 88	4. 81
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Transportation

Considered to be a gateway to the Deep South, Chattanooga's transportation infrastructure has developed into a complex and intricate system of railroads, streets, airports and waterways. The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South.

Principal highways

• I-24
• I-75
• US-27 North (formerly I-124)
• State Route 153

See also List of Tennessee state highways

Major surface routes

• Brainerd Road/Lee Highway (U.S. 11)/(U.S. 64)
• Broad Street
• Cummings Highway (US 41)/(US 72)
• Dayton Blvd (U.S. 27 North)
• East Brainerd Road
• Hixson Pike
• Main Street (U.S. 76)
• McCallie Avenue
• Ringgold Road
• Rossville Boulevard (U. Interstate 24 (I-24 is an Interstate highway in the eastern United States. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. Interstate 124 (I-124 is an unsigned designation for a short segment of a 4-lane limited access highway located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA See also List of numbered highways in Tennessee This is the list of Tennessee state routes. The Lee Highway was a National Auto Trail in the United States connecting New York City and San Francisco California via the South US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. US Route 72 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km from southeastern North Carolina to Chattanooga Tennessee. S. 27)
• Signal Mountain Boulevard (U.S. 127/Corridor J)

Tunnels

• Bachmann Tubes, which carry Ringgold Road into the neighboring city of East Ridge. US Route 127 is a 758 mile (1220 km long north-south United States highway in the eastern half of the United States Corridor J is a Highway in the US states of Tennessee and Kentucky. East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.
• Missionary Ridge Tunnels (also unofficially known as McCallie Tunnels), which carry McCallie and Bailey Avenues through Missionary Ridge where the route continues as Brainerd Road. Missionary Ridge is a geographic feature in Chattanooga Tennessee, site of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, a battle in the American Civil War, fought
• Stringer's Ridge Tunnel, which carries Cherokee Boulevard through Stringer's Ridge where the route continues as Dayton Boulevard.
• Wilcox Tunnel, which carries Wilcox Boulevard through Missionary Ridge and connects to Shallowford Road.

Public transit

The city is served by a publicly run bus company, the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority ( CARTA) is the Mass transit provider for Chattanooga Tennessee and vicinity CARTA operates 17 routes, including a free electric shuttle service in the downtown area.

Railroad lines

Despite a new emphasis on the technology and service sectors, Chattanooga maintains ties to the past and still serves as a major freight hub with Norfolk Southern (NS) and CSX running trains on their own (and each other's) lines. " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred " Chattanooga Choo Choo " is a Big-band / swing song which was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade, which starred Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The Norfolk Southern Railway's enormous DeButts Yard is just east of downtown, Shipp's Yard and CSX's Wauhatchie Yard are southwest of the city. Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense Indeed, the two railroad companies are among the largest individual landowners in the city (the Federal Government is another). The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, the largest historic operating railroad in the South, and the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway also provides railroad service in Chattanooga. The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ( initialised TVRM AAR code TVRM is a railroad museum in Chattanooga Tennessee. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive thumb | left | Chattooga & Chickamauga 103 rests at LaFayette Georgia The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a Short-line railroad which is headquartered in

Since both NS and CSX both run through Chattanooga, here are the lines that run through the town (the AAR codes are used for the following railroads: NS for Norfolk Southern, CSXT for CSX Transportation, TNVR for Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, and CCKY for Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway):

• CSXT - Western & Atlantic Subdivision (Chattanooga to Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Chattanooga Subdivision (Chattanooga to Nashville, Tennessee on former NC&StL trackage)
• NS - Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, aka the Queen and Crescent Route (Chattanooga to Cincinnati, Ohio via Lexington, Kentucky)
  • Alabama Great Southern (Chattanooga to New Orleans, Louisiana via Birmingham, Alabama)
  • Georgia Division (Chattanooga to Atlanta)
  • Tennessee Division (Chattanooga to Knoxville, Tennessee)
  • Chattanooga Traction Company
    • North Chattanooga to Signal Mountain
    • Dry Valley Line (Red Bank to Lupton City)
• TNVR - East Chattanooga to Grand Junction (3 miles)
  • East Chattanooga Belt Line Railroad (from Debutts Yard and 17th Street, across to Holtzclaw Avenue and East Chattanooga, used by TNVR)
• CCKY - formerly the Tennessee Alabama & Georgia line (Chattanooga to Hedges, Georgia)
  • formerly the Central of Georgia line (Chattanooga to Lyerly, Georgia)

Also, the Incline Railway, as well as being a tourist attraction, is sometimes used for commuting by Lookout Mountain residents, particularly during wintry weather, when travelling up and down the mountain could be very dangerous. The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ( initialised TVRM AAR code TVRM is a railroad museum in Chattanooga Tennessee. thumb | left | Chattooga & Chickamauga 103 rests at LaFayette Georgia The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a Short-line railroad which is headquartered in The Western and Atlantic Railroad (W&A is a historic railroad that operated in the southeastern United States from Atlanta, Georgia (map to Chattanooga The Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway ( CNO&TP) is a Railroad that runs from Cincinnati Ohio south to Chattanooga Tennessee Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. The Alabama Great Southern Railroad is a Railroad in the US states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. The Tennessee Alabama and Georgia Railroad was created through a reorganization of the Chattanooga Southern Railway in 1911 Lyerly is a town in Chattooga County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 488

Despite the relatively high level of freight rail activity, there is no passenger rail service in the city for either commuters or long-distance travelers.

Bridges

Being bisected by a major waterway, Chattanooga has several large bridges over the Tennessee River. The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. They are, from west to east:

• P.R. Olgiati Bridge – Named for a former mayor P. The PR Oligiati Bridge is a steel girder bridge that was built in 1959. R. Olgiati, this bridge carries "27" from downtown to Dayton, Tennessee and points northward. US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. Dayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6180 at the 2000 census

• Market Street Bridge - Officially called the John Ross Bridge. The Market Street Bridge, officially referred to as the John Ross Bridge, is a Bascule bridge that spans the Tennessee River between downtown John Ross ( October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866) also known as Kooweskoowe - a mythological or rare migratory bird Principal Chief of It is a bascule span which is a type of drawbridge. The Bascule Bridge is a paved one-lane highway bridge in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. The bridge was completed in 1917 for the then-astronomical sum of USD$1,000,000. Having stood for decades since its last major overhaul, the Tennessee Department of Transportation declared it unsafe in late 2004. The Tennessee Department of Transportation ( TDOT) monitors all road projects in the state of Tennessee. The bridge was closed in 2005 for a long-overdue renovation and reopened on August 4, 2007. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[23]

• Walnut Street Bridge – Also known as "The Walking Bridge", it is one of the centerpieces of Chattanooga's urban renewal, and is the second longest pedestrian bridge in the nation. The Walnut Street Bridge is a Truss bridge that spans the Tennessee River in Chattanooga Tennessee. A footbridge is a Bridge designed for Pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular Traffic Over 115 years old, the bridge was declared unsafe and closed to traffic in 1978. It was on the verge of being demolished in the late 1980s when public demand led to it being restored as a pedestrian-only span that opened in 1993.

• Veterans Memorial Bridge – Installed in the mid 1980s, this structure has helped commuters from Hixson, Lupton City and other northern areas reach downtown quickly. The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a steel Girder bridge in Chattanooga Tennessee.

• C.B. Robinson Bridge – This route carries Dupont Parkway from Amnicola Highway to Hixson Pike and Route 153. The CB Robinson Bridge is a bridge over Nickajack Lake on the Tennessee River carrying DuPont parkway ( TN 319)

• Tennessee River Railroad Bridge – Also called "Tennbridge," this truss bridge with a vertical lift carries the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway over the river and is a popular railfan area. The Tennessee River Railroad Bridge, also called "Tennbridge" is a vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Tennessee River. A truss bridge is a Bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response The Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway ( CNO&TP) is a Railroad that runs from Cincinnati Ohio south to Chattanooga Tennessee A railfan or rail buff ( American English) railway enthusiast or railway buff ( Australian / British English) or (often

• Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge – Carries Highway 153 over Chickamauga Dam. The Wilkes T Thrasher Bridge is a 4-lane road bridge located in Chattanooga Tennessee. Chickamauga Dam is a Dam on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Air travel

Chattanooga is served by Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport at Lovell Field. Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, also known as Lovell Field, is a public Airport located five miles (8 km east of the Located east of the city, Lovell Field is served by several regional and national airlines, offering non-stop service to various domestic destinations.

Media and communications

The city of Chattanooga is served by numerous local, regional and national media outlets which reach approximately 1,000,000 people in four states: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States

Newspapers

The Chattanooga Times Free Press is published each morning. The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee by Tom Griscom It was effectively formed in 1999 from two papers that had been bitter rivals for half a century. The Times was once owned by Adolph Ochs, who then also bought the New York Times. Adolph Simon Ochs (b March 12, 1858 &ndash April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times The Times had been the morning paper with a generally liberal editorial page. The News-Free Press, whose name was the result of an earlier merger, was an afternoon daily and its editorials were more conservative than those in the Times. In 1999, the Free Press was bought by an Arkansas company, WEHCO Media, publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, which then bought The Times from the Ochs heirs. WEHCO Media Inc, based in Little Rock, is a privately held media company with holdings that include Newspapers Cable television systems and Internet The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, commonly abbreviated locally as the Dem-Gaz, Demgaz or DemoZet, is a daily newspaper published in Little Though the two newspapers have merged, the new paper runs both editorial pages, a conservative page and a liberal page.

Free alternative weekly papers in the city include The Chattanooga Pulse and The Enigma. An alternative newspaper is a type of Newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated Reviews and columns

Radio

Radio stations in Chattanooga include:

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• WUUS 980 AM - Oldies / U 97. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. WUUS-FM is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga Tennessee area broadcasting on three different frequencies 3/99. 3 (Simulcast with WUUS-FM 97. 3) (Licensed to Rossville, GA)
• WFLI 1070 AM - Southern gospel (Licensed to Lookout Mountain, TN)
• WGOW 1150 AM - News/talk / NewsRadio 1150 [2]
• WNOO 1260 AM - Urban gospel and Motown
• WDOD 1310 AM - Oldies / Ruby 1310
• WDEF-AM 1370 AM - Sports/talk/ 1370 ESPN Radio [3] affiliate. WDEF (1370 AM, "ESPN Radio 1370" is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area

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• WUTC 88. WUTC-FM 881 is a Public radio station in Chattanooga Tennessee, in the United States. 1 FM - NPR [4]/Mixed music / Music 88. Operated by UTC. First and only station in Chattanooga to be broadcasting in HD Radio. HD Radio is the name used by iBiquity for a system of digital transmission for audio broadcast stations (Licensed to Chattanooga, TN)
• W203AZ 88. 5 FM - Religious/CSN international [5]
• WMBW 88. Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN is a trademark of Moody Bible Institute, and is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. 9 FM - Christian / Moody Radio For The Heart Of The Southeast. Owned and operated by Moody Bible Institute. Moody Bible Institute ( MBI) was founded by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886 (Licensed to Chattanooga, TN)
• WDYN 89. WDYN (897 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format 7 FM - Southern Gospel / WDYN Radio [6] Operated By Tennessee Temple University. Tennessee Temple University is a four-year private Christian University located in Chattanooga Tennessee, and loosely identified with the Independent (Licensed to Chattanooga, TN)
• W211BG 90. 1 FM - Religious [7] (Licensed to Walden, TN)
• WSMC 90. WSMC-FM (905 FM) is the Chattanooga Tennessee, area's only Radio station featuring classical music programming 5 FM - Classical/NPR/PRI[8] Operated by Southern Adventist University. (Licensed to Collegedale, TN)
• WAWL 91. WAWL-FM (915 FM) is a non-commercial college Radio staion located in Red Bank Tennessee. 5 FM - College alternative / 91. 5 The Wawl[9] Operated by Chattanooga State Technical Community College. (licensed to Red Bank, TN)
• WDEF-FM 92. WDEF-FM is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga area broadcasting on 92 3 FM - Adult contemporary / Sunny 92. 3[10] (Licensed to Chattanooga, TN)
• WMPZ 93. WMPZ (935 FM) is a commercial Radio station located in Harrison Tennessee, broadcasting to the Chattanooga Tennessee area 7 & 93. 3 FM - Urban oldies / Groove 93[11] (WMPZ 93. 7 is licensed to Ringgold, GA, )
• WJTT 94. WJTT (943 FM) is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga area 3 FM - Urban contemporary / Power 94 [12] (Licensed to Red Bank, TN)
• WAAK 94. 7 FM - Variety [13] (Low power station licensed to Boynton/Ringgold, GA)
• WHJK 95. WHJK (953 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting the Jack FM Adult Hits format 3 FM - Variety / Jack FM [14] (Licensed to Cleveland, TN)
• WDOD 96. 5 FM - Top 40 station[15] (Licensed to Chattanooga, TN)
• WUUS 97. WUUS-FM is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga Tennessee area broadcasting on three different frequencies 3, & 99. 3 FM - Classic Hits / You 97. 3/99. 3 (Licensed to South Pittsburg, TN)
• WLND 98. WLND (981 FM) is a Radio station serving the Chattanooga Tennessee area 1 FM - Classic country / The Legend [16] (Licensed to Signal Mountain, TN)
• WOOP 99. 9 FM, Classic country, old-time gospel, bluegrass and mountain music. [17] Operated by the Traditional Music Resource Center, (Licensed to Cleveland, TN)
• WUSY 100. 7 FM, Contemporary country / US101 [18] Multiple winner of the CMA station of the year (Licensed to Cleveland, TN)
• WOCE 101. The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. 9 FM, Spanish (Licensed to Ringgold, GA)
• WGOW 102. 3 FM, [19] News/talk (Licensed to Soddy-Daisy, TN)
• WBDX 102. WBDX (1027 FM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format 7 FM, [20] Contemporary Christian (Licensed to Trenton, GA)
• WLLJ 103. 1 FM, [21] Contemporary Christian (Simulcast with WBDX 102. 7) (Licensed to Etowah, TN)
• WBFC-LP 103. 7 FM, Southern gospel (Licensed to Boynton, GA)
• WALV-FM 104. WALV-FM (1049 FM) is known as "Alive 105" and is a Radio station serving Chattanooga, Tennessee and Cleveland, 9 FM, [22] Adult CHR (Licensed to Dayton, TN)
• WRXR 105. WRXR (1055 FM) is a commercial Radio station located in Rossville Georgia, broadcasting to the Chattanooga Tennessee, area 5 FM, [23] Active rock (Licensed to Rossville, GA)
• WSKZ 106. WSKZ-FM (1065 FM) is a Radio station in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 5 FM, [24] Classic rock
• WOGT 107. 9 FM, [25] Contemporary country. (Licensed to East Ridge, TN)

Television

Chattanooga television stations, including:

• WRCB channel 3, NBC affiliate - [26] (DT 13 / cable 4)
• WOOT-LP channel 6, independent (formerly UPN) (silent)
• WTVC channel 9, ABC affiliate - [27] (DT35 / cable 10)
• WDEF channel 12, CBS affiliate - [28] (DT47 / cable 13)
• WNGH channel 18, GPB affiliate - [29] (DT 33 / cable 12)
• WELF channel 23, TBN affiliate - [30] (DT 16 / cable 9)
• W26BE channel 26, 3ABN affiliate - [31] (Not on cable in Chattanooga)
• WYHB-CA channel 39, America One affiliate - [32] (Not on Cable in Chattanooga)
• WTCI channel 45, PBS member station [33] (DT29 / cable 5)
• WFLI channel 53, The CW Television Network affiliate [34] (Formerly UPN and The WB) (DT 42 / cable 6)
• WDSI channel 61, FOX affiliate - [35] (DT 40 / cable 11)

See also List of television stations in Tennessee, List of television stations in Georgia

Notable residents

The following people were born, live, or have lived in Chattanooga:

Grant Adcox, race car driver Hugh Beaumont, actor[24] Charles K. Bell, politician Jimmy Blanton, bass player Rachel Boston, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1999, actress Daniel Bullocks, Current NFL player, Detroit Lions Josh Bullocks, Current NFL player, New Orleans Saints Dixie Carter, actress George S. Clinton, film score composer for the Austin Powers series Will Marion Cook, African-American composer [25] Charles Coolidge, World War II Medal of Honor recipient Bob Corker, former Chattanooga mayor and freshman U.S. Senator[26] Bill Dedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Cal Ermer, former MLB manager for the Minnesota Twins James B. Frazier, Governor of Tennessee, 1903-1905 Gibby Gilbert, professional golfer Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha Terry Gordy, professional wrestler Irvine W. Grote, chemist, inventor of Rolaids Dennis Haskins, actor[27] Roland Hayes, tenor Rick Honeycutt, L.A. Dodgers pitching coach and former MLB player Henry H. Horton, Governor of Tennessee, 1927-1933 Michael Houser, lead guitarist, Widespread Panic George Hunter, Coca-Cola Bottling magnate, founder of the Benwood Foundation and the Hunter Museum of American Art Samuel L. Jackson, actor[28] Leslie Jordan, actor Estes Kefauver, U. A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area WRCB-TV Channel 3 is an NBC affiliate based in Chattanooga, serving southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, northeastern Alabama The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WOOT-LP channel 6 was a low-powered Television station in Chattanooga Tennessee. WTVC, NewsChannel 9 is the ABC affiliate in Chattanooga Tennessee, owned by Freedom Communications. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. WDEF–TV channel 12 is the CBS affiliate for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WNGH-TV, channel 18 ( digital 33 is a PBS television station licensed to Chatsworth Georgia, and is part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting Georgia Public Broadcasting ( GPB) is the public radio and television Broadcast network in the U WELF-TV is a religious Television station licensed to Dalton Georgia and serving the Chattanooga Tennessee area with studios and transmitter The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas Three Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short is a nonprofit 24-hour television and Radio networks which primarily focuses on Christian WYHB-CA is a low-power Television station in Chattanooga Tennessee, broadcasting locally on channel 39 as an affiliate of America One. America One is an over-the-air Television network in the United States. WTCI channel 45 (analog and channel 29 (digital is the PBS member television station for Chattanooga Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WFLI-TV (The CW Chattanooga is The CW affiliate for Chattanooga Tennessee and the Tennessee River Valley The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven WDSI-TV, channel 61 is the Fox -affiliated Television station for the eastern Tennessee River Valley, northern Georgia, western North This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U Grant Adcox ( January 2, 1950 - November 19, 1989) was a stock car racing driver who died in a single car incident in the 1989 Atlanta Journal Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Hugh Beaumont may refer to Hugh Beaumont (actor, American actor Hugh Beaumont known as Binkie Beaumont, British theatre manager An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Charles Keith Bell ( April 18, 1853 - April 21, 1913) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Jimmy Blanton ( October 5 1918 &ndash July 30 1942) was an influential American Jazz Double bassist Blanton originated Bass Player is an album by New Zealand reggae band Rhombus. It was released in 2003 Rachel Elizabeth Boston (born May 9, 1982 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an American actress Macy Erwin headshotpng|thumb|140px|Macy Erwin Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2007]]The Miss Tennessee Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Daniel Bullocks (born February 28, 1983, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American football free safety The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Josh Bullocks (born February 28, 1983 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American football free safety The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. Dixie Virginia Carter (born May 25, 1939, in McLemoresville Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award -nominated Actress George S Clinton (b 17 June 1947 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is a professional songwriter arranger composer and session musician not to be confused A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film The Austin Powers series is a series of Comedy films written and produced by and stars Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Will Marion Cook (1869&ndash1944 was a composer and violinist from the United States. Charles H Coolidge is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Robert Phillips "Bob" Corker Jr (born August 24, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Tennessee. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Bill Dedman, an American Journalist, is an investigative reporter for Msnbc The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Calvin Coolidge Ermer (born November 10, 1923, in Baltimore Maryland) is a scout for the Minnesota Twins and a former coach The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. James Beriah Frazier ( October 18, 1856 &ndash March 28, 1937) was Governor of Tennessee from 1903 to 1905 and subsequently a United CL "Gibby" Gilbert II (born January 14, 1941) is an American Professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained Arthur Golden (born in 1956 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is the writer of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Memoirs of a Geisha is a Novel by Arthur Golden, published in 1997. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Dr Irvine Walter Grote (1899 &ndash 1972 was an American Chemist and Scholar. A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. Rolaids is a brand of Antacid produced by McNeil Consumer Healthcare a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Inc Dennis Haskins (born November 18[[ 950]] is an American Actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen Roland Hayes ( 3 June 1887 &ndash 1 January 1977) a lyric tenor is considered the first African American male concert artist to receive The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice Frederick Wayne "Rick" Honeycutt (b June 29 1954, Chattanooga Tennessee) is the current pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Michael Houser ( January 6 1962 - August 10, 2002) was the lead Guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. Widespread Panic is a rock 'n' roll band from Athens Georgia. George Thomas Hunter (1886 &ndash 1950 was a businessman and philanthropist in Chattanooga Tennessee who inherited and ran the Coca-Cola Bottling Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated ( headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina, is the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, producing A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in The Benwood Foundation is a charitable foundation created in 1944 by George Hunter in honor of his uncle Benjamin Thomas who pioneered the Coca-Cola The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Leslie Allen Jordan (born April 29, 1955) is an American Emmy Award -winning actor. Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who S. Senator Venus Lacy, gold medalist in basketball, 1996 Summer Olympics Yusef Lateef, saxophonist and music educator Cartter Lupton, Coca-Cola Bottling magnate and founder of the Lyndhurst Foundation

Peyton Manning, NFL football player Ralphie May, stand-up comedian Lurlene McDaniel, popular YA author William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson Ralph McGill, editor of Atlanta Constitution Ellis K. Meacham, author of a nautical adventure trilogy Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek magazine Jackie Mitchell (baseball player), female pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth while playing for the Lookouts Grace Moore, soprano, actress Scrappy Moore (football), football coach [29] Adolph S. Ochs, newspaper publisher of the Chattanooga Times and New York Times Terrell Owens, current NFL player, Dallas Cowboys Lori Petty, actress Pat Robertson, founder of the 700 club Usher Raymond, rhythm and blues singer Terdell Sands, Howard graduate, currently in NFL as DT for the Oakland Raiders Danny Shirley, lead singer of Confederate Railroad Bessie Smith, blues singer Kurt Smith, current NFL player, San Diego Chargers Lewis Smith, actor[30] Mary Q. Steele, Newbery Honor-winning children's author William O. Steele, Newbery Honor-winning children's author Roscoe Tanner, tennis player Benjamin Thomas, co-founder of the first Coca-Cola Bottling Company Ted Turner, founder of CNN Reggie White, football player Bart Whiteman, writer and critic Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner, MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians, among others

Sister cities

Chattanooga has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Giv'atayim, Israel
• Hamm, Germany
• Nizhny Tagil, Russia
• Wuxi, China
• Gangneung, South Korea

Chattanooga also has two twinning cities, including Ascoli Piceno, Italy and Swindon, United Kingdom

Other communities

Other places named Chattanooga include Chattanooga, Oklahoma and a community named Chattanooga in Mercer County, Ohio. Venus Lacy (some sources give her name as Venus Lacey) born on February 9, 1967 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is a former star Final results for the Basketball Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dr Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920) is an American Jazz Multi-instrumentalist, Composer The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music T Cartter Lupton (1899 - 1977 was an American Businessman and Coca-Cola Bottling Company magnate who lived in Chattanooga Tennessee and founded The Lyndhurst Fundation, located in Chattanooga Tennessee, is a grant -making foundation organized in 1938 as The Memorial Welfare Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football Ralphie O May, (born February 1972 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is a Male American Stand-up comedian who usually performs in Los Angeles Lurlene McDaniel (born c 1948 is an author who has written over 50 young adult books. Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA fiction, or simply YA) is Fiction written for published for or marketed to adolescents roughly between the William Gibbs McAdoo ( October 31, 1863 &ndash February 1, 1941) was an American Lawyer and political leader who served The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. For the football player of the same name see Ralph McGill (football player. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Ellis Kirby Meacham (September 5 1913-August 17 1998 was an American attorney and judge who wrote three Napoleonic era nautical adventures Jon Meacham (born 1969 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is the editor of Newsweek, a Bestselling George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Grace Moore ( December 5, 1898 - January 26, 1947 This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Andrew Cecil "Scrappy" Moore ( 1903 - May 31, 1971) was head football coach of the University of Tennessee Adolph Simon Ochs (b March 12, 1858 &ndash April 8, 1935) was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times The Chattanooga Times Free Press is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Chattanooga, Tennessee by Tom Griscom Terrell Eldorado Owens (ˈtɛɹl̩ (born December 7, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22 1930 is a controversial Televangelist from the United States. The 700 Club is the flagship news Talk show of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing on cable's ABC Family and in syndication Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Terdell Sands (born October 31, 1979 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Confederate Railroad is an American Country music band founded in 1987 in Marietta Georgia by Danny Shirley ( Lead vocals) Michael Lamb ( Lead guitar Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Kurt Smith (born January 9, 1983) is an American football Placekicker who is currently a Free agent. The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. Lewis Smith (born August 1 1958 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an American actor best known for the role of Charles Main on the first and second part Mary Quintard Govan Steele ( May 8, 1922 &ndash July 6, 1992) was a noted American author and naturalist The Newbery Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 William O Steele (1917-1979 was an award-winning American author Roscoe Tanner (born October 15, 1951) is a former professional American male Tennis player and World No Benjamin Franklin Thomas (1860 - 1914 was a Chattanooga Tennessee businessman and industrialist who pioneered the development of the Coca-Cola bottling Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Reginald Howard "Reggie" White ( December 19, 1961 &ndash December 26, 2004) was a professional American football player American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Bart Whiteman ( 1948 - March 14, 2006) was a Washington DC Theatre actor director and producer Leon Lamar Wagner ( May 13, 1934 - January 3, 2004) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball who The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Giv'atayim (גִּבְעָתַיִם lit "two hills" is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Hamm is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW Germany. It is located on the Lippe River, in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nizhny Tagil (Ни́жний Таги́л is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Administration The Prefecture-level city of Wuxi administers 9 county-level divisions, including 7 districts and 2 county-level China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Gangneung is a city in Gangwon-do, on the east coast of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Ascoli Piceno is a town in the Marche region Italy, capital of the province of the same name Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Chattanooga is a town in Comanche and Tillman counties in the U Mercer County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States.

See also

• Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad
• Chattanooga Choo Choo
• Silverdale Detention Center

References

External links

• City of Chattanooga
• Chamber of Commerce
• Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• Chattanooga travel guide from Wikitravel
• Chattanooga at the Open Directory Project
• Hamilton County Map Maker
• The Chattanoogan - breaking news, opinion, restaurant reviews and community events
• Outdoor Chattanooga City-run website with events, activities, educational opportunities and local links
• Chattanooga, Tennessee: Train Town, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan

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