Land For A New National Cemetery Purchased in Meigs County

(Aerial Photo by Dean Wilson of Yesterday in Dayton) For the past several years, there have been discussions about what to do when the Chattanooga National Cemetery fills up. The National Cemetery located on Holtzclaw Ave in downtown Chattanooga was established in 1867 and has served for approx. 157 years. It was originally created for…

Scoutmaster and Seven Scouts Perish at White’s Creek March 23, 1929

In 1932, this monument was erected in memory of the Scoutmaster and Scouts who perished at the site of the flood.  (Photo Courtesy of Chattanooga BSA History) Cabin Wrecked by Cloudburst with twenty boys inside On Friday afternoon, March 22, 1929, an excited group of boy scouts left Rockwood for a weekend camp at the…

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