Point Park

Ahead are some of

Lookout Mountain's

finest views

The walkway beginning here leads through Point Park to historic Point Lookout, the northern most promontory of Lookout Mountain. The distance to Point Lookout is 1/4 mile, and the walking time is about 5 minutes.

The ...

Nobles' Emigrant Trail

Pioneered by William Nobles, this trail linked the Applegate Trail in Nevada to the Northern Sacramento Valley. During the 1850s and 60s, several thousand emigrants used this trail in their migration from the eastern United States.

Marker is on Lassen Peak ...

Highland Lawn Cemetery

1884

Placed on the National Register of Historic Places November 29, 1990, by the United States Department of the Interior in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Naatural Resources Division of historic Preservation.

Marker is on East Wabash Avenue east of Blakely ...

Samuel Gompers

1850 - - - - - 1924

Born in London, Jan. 27, 1850. Apprentice Shoemaker, 1860. U. S. Immigrant and member Cigarmakers Local 144, New York City, 1863. President, Local 144, 1876. Leader in convening Federation of Trades and Labor ...

Home of Andrew Johnson

Home of

Andrew Johnson

17th President of the

United States

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Erected by

Nolachuckey Chapter D.A.R.

1926

Marker is on S Main Street (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battles for Chattanooga

1863

A series of battles in 1863

secured Chattanooga

for the Union

The city of Chattanooga with its railroads and riverboats was a vital transportation center during the Civil War. Both armies recognized its importance. In the late summer and fall of 1863, several ...

On This Corner ...

Imagine standing on this corner between the late 1800s and late 1960s. What would you see?

You would be surrounded by rowhouses, apartment buildings, small businesses, and streetcars rattling down G Street toward Union Station. The homes were occupied by a ...

Crockett’s Tennessee Westward Movement

In his nearly half century of life, David Crockett literally migrated from east to west Tennessee. From his birthplace near Limestone, to his last home in Rutherford (Gibson County), the Crockett story weaves its way across the Volunteer state for ...

Belle Ziegler Park

This park land, originally called North Takoma Park, was donated by city founder Benjamin Franklin Gilbert as part of his effort to create public spaces within the city. By the mid-1920's it had been renamed Washington Park and was the ...

The Real Likeness of David Crockett

Even his contemporaries, close friends and relatives outside the artist’s circle, were not always consistent in describing the famous frontiersman. However, almost all agree that he carried an impressive frame, stood erect, and was quite muscular. We also know that ...