64th Ohio Infantry

Historical marker location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee

( Marker is on South Crest Road south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1908

Harker's Brig., Sheridan's Div., 4th Corps.. Col. Alexander McIlvain.

The first recorded gold rush in the United States occurred in Tennessee in the early 19th century. The discovery of gold in the state's Cherokee lands sparked a rush of settlers and miners hoping to strike it rich.