I was born Oct. 21, 1910 on Bluff View in Chattanooga. Because I was seen as an ailing child, about six months later I was moved by my young parents to a house on East Brow Road on Lookout Mountain, where I grew up. I was the first of six children . . four boys and two girls. A family friend took a picture of me standing in the front yard when I was about four years old. There was no ...
And Now, Here's B.L. Goulding, With Your Local Forecast
Chattanooga's First Professional Meteorologist
Stormy weather and great loss of life on the Great Lakes occurred during the seasons of 1868 and 1869, prompting the citizenry to call for action. An Act of Congress was passed on February 9, 1870 and signed by President Ulysses S. Grant mandating the office of the Secretary of War to monitor the weather and to issue warnings. The National Weather Service traces its history to that service. Upon ...
Missionary Ridge Civil War monument scene from early 1900's. Click to enlarge.
Books By John Wilson
