Selected Resources and Databases at Chattanooga State Library:
 
      Chattanooga Times Free Press (from LexisNexis Academic)
      Library Book Catalog - Example, check Chattanooga by subject.
      Biography Resource Center for information about people.

Encyclopedias on the Web

  Chattanooga from the Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee
  Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
  Tennessee from the Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee
  Tennessee in Columbia Encyclopedia (2001) - http://www.bartleby.com/65/te/Tenn.html
  Tennessee in the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) -
        http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14508a.htm

Library Resources in the Community:

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has excellent resources, such as:
        -- Biography File
        -- Chattanooga Clipping File
        -- Famous Visitors Clipping File
        -- Photo Database - http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov/localHist/photodatabase.html

Note:  Go to the third floor and ask at the Local History desk for help in finding
information on your topic.  

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lupton Library may have books or
        manuscripts on your topic.

Note:  Go to the Amnicola Campus Library circulation desk to get a
library borrower's card  that will let you check out books at the UTC Library.  

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Art

Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga   Ben Hampton Chattanooga Education, Arts & Culture Robin Hood Houston Museum of Decorative Arts

Hunter Museum Hubert Shuptrine Gordon Wetmore Tennessee Arts Commission

Associations

United Way's First Call for Help TennHelp Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library     (find databases, Local associations)  Switchboard Chattanooga Associations Humane Educational Society

See also Associations, local

Buildings and Structures

Chattanooga Choo-Choo (1) and (2) Chattanooga Nature Center Chattanooga Tennessee History (pictures of old buildings) Confederate Cemetery Conner Toll House Coolidge Park Carousel Creative Discovery Museum Erlanger Hospital Engel Stadium (1) and (2) First Baptist Church on East 8th Street First-Centenary United Methodist Church Fort Oglethorpe Military Base (served as a military prison)  (1) and (2) Fuller Gun Museum at Chickamauga Battlefield Historic Preservation (CornerStones, Inc.) Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Hunter Museum The Incline Lake Winnepesaukah Lula Lake

Market Street Bridge Medal of Honor Museum Memorial Auditorium The National Cemetery National Register of Historic Places: Hamilton County Point Park Raccoon Mountain Caves Rock City Gardens (1) and (2) Ross's Landing Ruby Falls Russell Cave St. Paul's Episcopal Church Signal Point Park Joel Solomon Building Tennessee Aquarium Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Tivoli Theatre (1) and (2) Towing & Recovery Hall / Museum Walnut Street Bridge (1) and (2) Zoo

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Businesses

Astec Industries Brach's Confections (owned by Farley's) Chamber of Commerce. Click Business Directory tab Chattem Coca Cola Covenant Transport Kangaroo (formerly Golden Gallon)

Krystal (1) and (2) McKee Foods Moon Pies Olan Mills U. S. Xpress

Educational Institutions

Hamilton County Schools has links to area high schools Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga State Community College History Covenant College

Tennessee Temple University University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Events

Armed Forces Parade Battle of Kings Mountain (1) and (2) Battle of Missionary Ridge Brainerd Mission (1) and (2) Chattanooga On Stage (events) The General - Hijacking of the train during the Civil War Parks & Recreation

Riverbend Festival Scopes Trial (1) and (2) Scottsboro Boys Trial

Ghosts

Bell Witch Information Page Bell Witch Web Site Ghosts & Spirits of Tennessee Ghosts of Tennessee Haunted Places in Tennessee

Haunted Tennessee Library Book Catalog for Tennessee Ghosts

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Government and Politics

Appalachian Regional Commission Chattanooga/Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau Chattanooga Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency City of Chattanooga Elected Government Local Officials

Hamilton County Government Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee.gov Tennessee Valley Authority

History and Genealogy

Chattanooga Regional History Museum Chattanooga, Tennessee, (1815 - Civil War) Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society History and Genealogy at Tennessee State Government History of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain Linkpendium Hamilton County Cemeteries, etc. Local History and Genealogy at the Public Library

National Register of Historic Places:  Tennessee  (Hamilton County) Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Tennessee State Library Research & Collections TnGenWeb: Tennessee Genealogy

Interesting Citizens and Visitors

William Jennings Bryan Charles Coolidge Clarence Darrow   Ray Duke Andrew Jackson Charles Little (Double Cola) Kolwyck, Augusta R. J. T. Lupton

Henry Nyberg (manufactured the    Nyberg car in 1911-12) Adolph Ochs (newspaper) John Ross (1), (2), and (3) Mary Walker George Washington Wheland

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Maps

Expedia.com GIS Maps City of Chattanooga Google Local Mapquest

Chattanooga Maps (within    Chamber of Commerce site) Tennessee Electronic Atlas

Music and Media

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Chattanooga Media Contact List (Chamber    of Commerce) Chattanooga Media Web Resources Grace Moore (Classical)

Bessie Smith (Jazz) Valaida Snow (Jazz)

Neighborhoods, Towns, and Areas

Lookout Mountain Marion County Moccasin Bend

Soddy-Daisy South Pittsburg Walden / Signal Mountain

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Races and Immigrants (includes Native Americans)

Brainerd Mission Byron de la Beckwith Chattanooga African-American Museum Directory of Native American...Organizations Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation International Board of Jewish Missions Jewish Community

Ed Johnson (1) and (2) Ralph McGill  (in Tennessee     Newspaper Hall of Fame) NAACP Branches Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts J. B. Stoner

Sports

Chattanooga Black Lookouts (1926) (1) and (2) Chattanooga Lookouts Peyton Manning Jackie Mitchell (1931)

MOCS Reggie White Tennessee Vols

Statistics

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Data Chattanooga TN City Data (can select zip code) Chattanooga, TN-GA (from Labor Department) Crime: 2008 State of Chattanooga Region Report Crime in Tennessee (from TN Bureau of    Investigation) Hamilton County, Tennessee (from the Census     Bureau) Health Statistics (from TN Department of Health) Life in Hamilton County (Indicators of    Community Well-Being)

State of Chattanooga Region Report (Ochs Center) State of Chattanooga Region Report    (Community Research    Council) Statistics and Demographics    (Chamber of Commerce) Tennessee Bigger Cities ZIPskinny (U.S. Census    data)

Theatre and Literary Arts

Chattanooga Theatre Centre Film, Entertainment & Music Commission    (Tennessee)  Ishmael Reed

Robert Sparks Walker TV Shows and Movies Shot in North Georgia

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Tourism, Recreation, and Parks

About Chattanooga Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Chattanooga.com

ChattanoogaHasFun.com Maps from the Travel Topic Outdoor Chattanooga Tennessee Riverpark Tennessee State Parks

Weather

Channel 3 Weather Channel 9 Weather Channel 12 Weather Chattanooga Weather (Weather Underground)

Huntsville Radar National Hurricane Center

Created by Vicky Leather
Updated and Modified by Laura Young

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Last Updated November 25, 2009