Historical Markers in Hamilton County, Tennessee
100th Illinois Infantry
103rd Illinois Infantry
104th Illinois Infantry
104th Illinois Infantry
105th Ohio Infantry
108th Ohio Infantry
109th Pennsylvania Infantry.
10th Michigan Infantry
10th Ohio Cavalry
10th Ohio Infantry
10th U.S. Missouri Infantry
111th Pennsylvania Infantry
111th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
113th Ohio Infantry
116th Illinois Infantry
11th Michigan Infantry
11th Ohio Infantry
121st Ohio Infantry
124th Ohio Infantry
125th Ohio Infantry
127th Illinois Infantry
12th U.S. Missouri Infantry
13th Illinois Infantry Monument
13th Illinois Infantry Regiment
13th Ohio Infantry
147th Pennsylvania Infantry
14th Ohio Infantry
15th Ohio Infantry.
15th United States Infantry
15th Wisconsin
16th and 19th United States Infantry
1790 John Ross 1866
17th Ohio Infantry
17th U.S. Missouri Infantry
1838 Cherokee Removal & Trail of Tears
1864 Military Bridge
18th Ohio Infantry
18th United States Infantry
19th Illinois Infantry
19th Illinois Infantry Regiment
19th Ohio Infantry
1st Michigan Engineers
1st Ohio Cavalry
1st Ohio Infantry
1st Ohio Sharpshooters
21st Ohio Infantry
22nd Illinois Infantry
24th Ohio Infantry
24th Wisconsin Infantry
25th Illinois Infantry
26th Illinois Infantry
26th Ohio Infantry
26th U.S. Missouri Infantry
27th Illinois Infantry
27th Pennsylvania Infantry
28th Alabama Infantry
28th Pennsylvania Infantry
29th Ohio Infantry
29th Pennsylvania Infantry
29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
29th U.S. Missouri Infantry
2nd & 33rd Massachusetts Infantry
2nd Minnesota
2nd Ohio Infantry
2nd Ohio Infantry
30th Ohio Infantry
31st Ohio Infantry
31st U.S. Missouri Infantry
32nd Indiana Infantry
32nd U.S. Missouri Infantry
33rd Ohio Infantry
35th Illinois Infantry
35th Ohio Infantry
36th Illinois Infantry
36th Ohio Infantry
37th Ohio Infantry
38th Indiana Infantry
38th Ohio Infantry
3d Ohio Cavalry
3rd Ohio Infantry
3rd U.S. Missouri Infantry
40th Illinois Infantry
40th Ohio Infantry
41st Ohio Infantry
42nd Illinois Infantry
42nd Indiana Infantry
44th Illinois Infantry
46th Ohio Infantry
46th Pennsylvania Infantry
47th Ohio Infantry
49th Ohio Infantry
4th Ohio Cavalry (Battalion)
51st Illinois Infantry
51st Ohio Infantry
52nd Ohio Infantry
53rd Ohio Infantry
54th Ohio Infantry
55th Illinois Infantry
55th Ohio Infantry
56th Illinois Infantry Monument
57th Ohio Infantry
59th Illinois Infantry
59th Ohio Infantry
5th & 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Monument
5th Ohio Infantry
61st Ohio Infantry
63rd Illinois Infantry
64th Ohio Infantry
65th Ohio Infantry.
66th Ohio Infantry
69th Ohio Infantry
6th Missouri Infantry
6th Ohio Infantry
6th U.S. Missouri Infantry
70th Ohio Infantry
73rd Illinois Infantry
73rd Ohio Infantry
73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
74th Illinois Infantry
74th Ohio Infantry
75th Illinois Infantry
75th Pennsylvania Infantry
76th Ohio Infantry
79th Illinois Infantry
7th Ohio Infantry
80th Ohio Infantry
82nd Ohio Infantry
84th Illinois Infantry
88th Illinois Infantry
88th Indiana Infantry
89th Illinois Infantry
89th Ohio Infantry
8th Kansas Infantry
8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
8th U.S. Missouri Infantry
90th Illinois Infantry
92d Illinois Infantry
92nd Ohio Infantry
93rd Illinois Infantry
93rd Ohio Infantry
94th Ohio Infantry
96th Illinois Infantry
96th Illinois Infantry
97th Ohio Infantry
97th Ohio Infantry
98th Ohio Infantry
99th Ohio Infantry
9th Kentucky Infantry
9th Ohio Infantry.
A National Cemetery System
A point in the 2D Line of Works
A point in the 2D Line of Works
A point in the 2D Line of Works
A Point in the 2d Line of Works
A point in the 2D Line of Works
A Point in the Line of Works
A Point in the Line of Works
A Point in the Line of Works
A "Trace" of the Past
Abby Crawford Milton
Adams' Brigade
Alexander's Brigade
Anderson's Brigade
Andrews Raiders
Army of the Tennessee
Attack at Suck Creek
Baird's Division
Baird's Division
Barrett's C.S.A. Missouri Battery
Barret's Missouri Battery
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Bate's Brigade
Battery D, 1st Missouri
Battery E, Pennsylvania Artillery
Battle Above the Clouds
Battle of Chattanooga, 1st Day, Nov. 23
Battle of Chattanooga, 1st Day, Nov. 23
Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24
Battle of Chattanooga, 2d Day, Nov. 24.
Battle of Chattanooga, 3d Day, Nov. 25
Battle of Chattanooga, 3d Day, Nov. 25.
Battle of Chattanooga.
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Wauhatchie
Battle of Wauhatchie
Baxter's Tennessee Battery
Bessie Smith
Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery
Bluff Furnace Historic Site
Bluff Furnace Historical Park
Boats on the Tennessee
Bonny Oaks School
Booker T. Washington School
Booker Taliaferro Washington
Boynton Park
Bragg's Headquarters
Brainerd Mission
Breckinridge's Division
Bridges' Battery, Illinois Light Artillery
Brown's Brigade.
Brown's Ferry
Brown's Ferry Federal Road
Buschbeck's Brigade
Buschbeck's Brigade
Caleb Isbester House
Calvert's (Arkansas) Battery
Calvert's Arkansas Battery
Cameron Hill
Camp Contraband
Camp Ross
Campaign for Chattanooga
Campaign for Chattanooga (Continued)
Candy's Brigade
Carlin's Brigade
Carlin's Brigade
Carver Memorial Hospital
Cast Down Your Buckets
Center of Fort Phelps
Center of Fort Phelps
Central Block Building / Site of First Presbyterian Church
Chancellor T. M. McConnell House
Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga Baseball Engel Stadium
Chattanooga Baseball Jackie Mitchell
Chattanooga Baseball Joe Engel
Chattanooga Baseball Lincoln Park
Chattanooga Baseball Negro League Baseball
Chattanooga Central High School
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Chattanooga Creek Picket Lines
Chattanooga Daily Rebel
Chattanooga Golf and Country Club
Chattanooga High School
Chattanooga Howard School
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga Plow Power House
Chattanooga, a City of Historical Significance
Chattanooga's First Citizens
Chattanooga's First School
Chattanooga's Railroads
Cheatham's Division
Cheatham's Division
Cheatham's Division.
Chickamauga Dam and Reservoir
Chickamauga Station
Cincinnati Southern Railway Bridge
Civil War Artillery
Civil War in Tennessee
Civil War in Tennessee
Civil War River Crossing
Civil War Signaling
Clayton's Brigade
Clayton's Brigade
Cleburne's Division
Cleburne's Division
Cleburne's Division
Cleburne's Fort
Cobb's Kentucky Battery
Cobham's Brigade
Cobham's Brigade
Cockerill's Brigade
Company F 2nd Missouri Light Artillery
Confederate Casualties
Confederate Casualties
Confederate Casualties
Confederate Casualties
Confederate Casualties
Confederate Cemetery
Confederate Forces Battle of Lookout
Confederate Position, 1863
Conner Cemetery
Consequences
Coolidge Riverside Park / Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Citation
Corput's Georgia Battery
Corput's Georgia Battery
Corral Road
Corse's Brigade
County of James
Crane Building
Cravens House
Creighton's Brigade
Cross Roads
Crossing into History
Crucial Supply Lines
Cruft's Division
Cruft's Division
Crutchfield House
Cumming's Brigade
Cumming's Brigade
Daniel Ross
David Beck Memorial
Dawson's Georgia Battery
Deas' Brigade
Dedication of Rose Garden to all Veterans
DeLong Reservation
Dent's Alabama Battery
Douglas' (Texas) Battery
Dr. Luther Lee Friddell
E. H. Phelps Memorial Monument
Earthworks
East Angle of Fort Phelps
Ernest Walter Holmes, Sr.
Ewing's Division
Federal Entrenchments
Ferguson's (South Carolina) Battery
Field Headquarters of the Union Armies
Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery
Final Line
Final Union Line
Finding a Hidden Treasure
Finley's (Florida) Brigade
First Coca-Cola Bottling Company In The United States
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Union Occupation of the City
Fourteenth Army Corps
Fourth Army Corps
Frances Willard House
From Oblivion to Rebirth: Archaeological Research at the Bluff Furnace Site
G. W. Franklin
Garrity's Alabama Battery
Garrity's Alabama Battery
Geary's Division
Geary's Division
Geary's Division
Geary's Division
Giles A. Smith's Brigade
Gist's Brigade
Govan's Brigade
Greene's New York Brigade
Grose's Brigade
Grose's Brigade
Hamilton County
Hardee's Corps
Harker's Brigade
Harrison Academy
Harry Scott Probasco Family
Havis' Georgia Battery
Hazen's Brigade
Hazen's Brigade
Hazen's Raid at Brown's Ferry
Headquarters of Brigadier General George D. Wagner
Headquarters of Brigadier General John M. Brannan, U.S.V.
Headquarters of General James A. Garfield
Headquarters of Major General U. S. Grant, U.S.A.
Headquarters Row
Heavy Slashings of Timber
Hill Overlooks & Industrial Past
Hindman's Division
Hindman's Division
Hooker's Column
Howell's Georgia Battery
Howell's Georgia Battery
Hunter Museum of American Art
Illinois State Monument
Illinois State Monument
Incline Number One
Industrial Heritage
Innovation and Disaster
Iowa State Monument
Iowa State Monument
Ireland's Brigade
Ireland's New York Brigade
J. A. Smith's Brigade
Jackson Chapel Cemetery
Jackson's Brigade.
Joe Engel
Johnson's Division
Johnson's Division, Left of Assault
Johnson's Division, Right of Assault
Joseph Roark Homestead
Joseph Vann's Town
Lewis' Brigade
Lightburn's Brigade
Lincoln Park
Localities of the Campaign
Locomotive 4501
Lookout Creek
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain Educational Institute
Lookout Mountain Trails
Lookout Valley
Lookout Valley and Browns Ferry
Loomis' Brigade
Lowrey's Brigade
Maney's Brigade
Manigault's Brigade
Martin Hotel
Mary Walker
Massenburg's Georgia Battery
Matthies' Brigade
McCants' Florida Battery.
McCant's (Florida) Battery
Mebane's Tennessee Battery
Medal of Honor Heritage Trail
Medal of Honor Heritage Trail
Medal of Honor Heritage Trail
Medical Arts Building
Military History of Chattanooga
Military History of Chattanooga
Military History of Chattanooga
Miller Brothers Department Store c. 1898
Missionary Ridge
Missionary Ridge Historic District
Missionary Ridge School
Missionary Ridge Trolley
Missouri U.S. Troops Monument
Missouri U.S.A. Troops Monument
Moore's Brigade
Moore's Brigade
Mountain Cliffs - Cherokee Geology
N.B. Forrest Camp U.C.V and U.D.C. Chapters
Native Americans of the Hiwassee Area
Negley's and Wilder's Demonstrations Against Chattanooga
New Jersey State Monument
New York
New York Monument
New York Peace Monument
New York Troops - 11th Corps
Occupation of the Summit of Lookout
Occupied Chattanooga
Ochs Highway
Ochs/Times Building
Ohio
Ohio Artillery
Ohio at Chattanooga
Ohio at Chickamauga
Ohio Monument
Old Harrison
Old Library Building
Old Post Office
Order of the Southern Cross
Osterhaus' Division
Osterhaus' Division
Osterhaus' Division
Participation of the Artillery
Pennsylvania Reservation
Pettus' Brigade
Pettus' Brigade
Phelps' Brigade
Poe's Tavern
Point Hotel
Point in the 2D Line of Works
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point in the Line of Fort Sherman
Point Park
Polk's Brigade
Prelude
Raccoon Mountain
Raum's Brigade
Re-Opening the Tennessee River
Re-Opening the Tennessee River
Red Bank Veteran's Memorial
Reynolds' Brigade
Road of Remembrance
Roland Hayes
Ross's Landing
Ross's Landing
Ross's Landing: River Crossing and Port
Rowan's GA, formerly 3d Maryland Battery
Roxbury Indian Mound
S.W. Angle of Fort Wood
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Sale Creek
Sallie A. Crenshaw
Samuel Beatty's Brigade
Scott's Tennessee Battery
Sheridan's Division
Sherman Crosses the River
Sherman's Brigade
Sherman's Hideout
Signal Hill
Silverdale Confederate Cemetery
Site of Battery Bushnell
Site of Battery Smartt
Site of Brainerd Mission to the Cherokee Indians
Site of Camp
Site of College Building
Site of Crutchfield House
Site of General Bragg's Headquarters
Site of Headquarters
Site of Headquarters
Site of Headquarters
Site of Headquarters, Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk
Site of Lunette O'Meara
Site of Redoubt Jones
Site of Salem Baptist Church
Soldier Tourists
Southeast Angle of Fort Phelps
Spiritualist Camp Ground
St. Elmo World War I Memorial
Stevenson's Division
Stevenson's Division
Stevenson's Division
Stewart's Division
Stewart's Division
Stickball / Seven Sisters
Stoughton's Brigade
Stovall's Brigade
Strahl's Brigade
Strahl's Brigade.
Stringer's Ridge
Summertown
Sunset Rock
Swaim's Jail
Swett's Mississippi Battery
T. J. Wood's Division
T. J. Wood's Division
Tennessee AMVETS Veterans Memorial
Tennessee River and Moccasin Bend
Tennessee Valley Railroad And Museum
Terminal Station
The Battles for Chattanooga
The Beginnings of Iron Manufacture in Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Brush Electric Light Company
The Chattanooga Choo-Choo
The Civilian Conservation Corps and Booker T. Washington State Park
The Cravens House
The Final Struggle Begins
The First Baptist Church
The Impressions
The Life of Booker Taliaferro Washington
The McCallie School
The Miracle at Missionary Ridge
The Monuments in the Western Section of Orchard Knob
The Monuments in the Western Section of Orchard Knob
The State of Maryland
The Steele Home for Needy Children
The Tuskegee Institute
The Union Depot
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The University of The South
The Whiteside Turnpike
The Will Cummings Highway
This Venerable Oak Tree
To the Memory of Our Confederate Dead
Trail of Tears
Turchin's Brigade
Union Army Hospital
Union Block House
Union Casualties
Union Casualties
Union Casualties
Union Casualties
Union Casualties
Union Occupation of the Summit
United States Colored Troops
Urban Renewal
Van Den Corput's Georgia Battery
Van Derveer's Brigade
Vaughan's Brigade
Wagner's Brigade
Walden Hospital
Walker's Division
Walker's Division
Walker's Division.
Walthall's Brigade
Walthall's Brigade
Water's Alabama Battery
Wauhatchie
Whitaker's Brigade
Whitaker's Brigade
Wiedrich's New York Battery
Wilder's Artillery Position
William "Uncle Bill" Lewis
Williamson's Brigade
Williamson's Brigade
Williams' Island
Willich's Brigade
Willich's Brigade
Wilson's Brigade
Wisconsin State Monument
Woods' Brigade
Woods' Brigade
Wood's Division
Wright's Brigade
"Cherokee"
Old Dallas
About Hamilton County
Hamilton County Timeline
Hamilton County, Tennessee has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times. The area was originally home to Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, who inhabited the region for centuries. In the 18th century, European settlers began to arrive, leading to conflict with the indigenous populations. The Treaty of 1819 forced many Cherokees to relocate, clearing the way for white settlement in Hamilton County.
Hamilton County was officially established in 1819, named after founding father Alexander Hamilton. The county's early economy revolved around agriculture, with cotton being the primary crop. The construction of various transportation routes, such as the Tennessee River and railroad networks, helped fuel the region's growth. Chattanooga, the county seat, became a major transportation hub, connecting the East and the Midwest.
During the Civil War, Hamilton County witnessed significant military engagements. The Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 was a pivotal moment, resulting in Confederate forces gaining control of Chattanooga temporarily. However, Union forces subsequently reclaimed the city and established it as a leading supply base for their campaigns. Chattanooga's strategic location made it a target for both Confederate and Union forces throughout the war.
In the 20th century, Hamilton County experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization. Manufacturing industries, including steel and textile mills, flourished in the region. With its strong transportation infrastructure and access to natural resources, the county became a major industrial center. The city of Chattanooga transformed into a thriving economic and cultural center, known for its scenic beauty, vibrant arts scene, and outdoor recreational opportunities.
Today, Hamilton County continues to be a diverse and dynamic community, blending its historical significance with modern development. The county's rich history, combined with its natural landscapes and urban amenities, make it an attractive place to live, work, and visit.
Hamilton County was officially established in 1819, named after founding father Alexander Hamilton. The county's early economy revolved around agriculture, with cotton being the primary crop. The construction of various transportation routes, such as the Tennessee River and railroad networks, helped fuel the region's growth. Chattanooga, the county seat, became a major transportation hub, connecting the East and the Midwest.
During the Civil War, Hamilton County witnessed significant military engagements. The Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 was a pivotal moment, resulting in Confederate forces gaining control of Chattanooga temporarily. However, Union forces subsequently reclaimed the city and established it as a leading supply base for their campaigns. Chattanooga's strategic location made it a target for both Confederate and Union forces throughout the war.
In the 20th century, Hamilton County experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization. Manufacturing industries, including steel and textile mills, flourished in the region. With its strong transportation infrastructure and access to natural resources, the county became a major industrial center. The city of Chattanooga transformed into a thriving economic and cultural center, known for its scenic beauty, vibrant arts scene, and outdoor recreational opportunities.
Today, Hamilton County continues to be a diverse and dynamic community, blending its historical significance with modern development. The county's rich history, combined with its natural landscapes and urban amenities, make it an attractive place to live, work, and visit.
Hamilton County Timeline
This timeline provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- 1819: Hamilton County was established on October 25, 1819, from the Cherokee Indian lands.
- 1839: Chattanooga became the county seat of Hamilton County on December 30, 1839.
- 1861-1865: During the American Civil War, Hamilton County was occupied by both Union and Confederate forces.
- 1904: The Chattanooga Choo Choo train depot was built, becoming an iconic symbol of the city.
- 1919: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established, bringing economic development and flood control measures to the region.
- 1970s: Hamilton County experienced rapid industrial growth, attracting major manufacturing companies and contributing to economic expansion.
- 1980: The Tennessee Aquarium, one of the largest freshwater aquariums in the world, opened in downtown Chattanooga.
- 1991: The Walnut Street Bridge, a historic pedestrian bridge, was renovated and reopened as a popular gathering spot.
- 2000s: Hamilton County became a hub for technology and innovation, with the establishment of the Chattanooga Gigabit Community, providing high-speed internet to residents and businesses.
- 2019: Hamilton County celebrated its bicentennial, marking 200 years of history and progress.