Railroads And The Location Of Chattanooga Is Topic At CAHA May 5

  • Friday, April 25, 2014

The Chattanooga Area Historical Association and the Local History Department of the Public Library invites all to a talk by Dr. Jim Ward.  The topic is "“Railroads and the Location of Chattanooga.”  The program will start at 6 p.m. at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

Dr. Ward retired from UTC’s History Department but not before being recognized by the University’s Student Government Association as professor of the year five times. He received both his B.A. and M.A. degrees in History from Purdue University and his Ph.D. degree in History from Louisiana State University. Dr. Ward joined the UTC History Department in 1969 and has received numerous awards for his research and publications.  

If you would like more information about this event, please contact Scott Seagle at 423/364-3169 or email at seaglehomes@comcast.net.

Memories
Battlefields Saved Through The Civil War Sites Preservation Fund Grants
  • 2/27/2024

The Tennessee Wars Commission, the Tennessee Historical Commission division responsible for preserving the state’s significant military history, has announced the Civil War Sites Preservation ... more

"Nadine Turchin: A Woman’s Story From Chickamauga" Program Is March 9
  • 2/23/2024

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a 45-minute ranger-led presentation on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m., discussing Nadine Lvova Turchin, the wife of US Brigadier General ... more

A Chattanooga Little Known Black History Story
A Chattanooga Little Known Black History Story
  • 2/19/2024

Diane Leslie Mason quit her corporate job at Xerox in 1974 and opened a small daycare in the basement of her parents' home (Kandy Kastle Daycare). She was motivated by a documentary she ... more