Timeline of Chattanooga, Tennessee
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
19th century
- 1838 – Cherokee Nation removed from Chattanooga, marched out to 'Indian Territory' (now Oklahoma) on the 'Trail of Tears'
- 1840 – James Enfield Berry becomes mayor.[1]
- 1849 – Western & Atlantic Railroad begins operating.[2]
- 1851 – City chartered.[2][3]
- 1854 – Nashville & Chattanooga Railway in operation.[2]
- 1860 - Population: 2.545.[3]
- 1862 – June: First Battle of Chattanooga.
- 1863
- September: Occupation by Union forces begins.[2]
- November 24: Battle of Lookout Mountain.
- November 25: Battle of Missionary Ridge.
- 1866
- 1867 – March: The largest flood in the city's recorded history.
- 1869 – Chattanooga Times newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1870 - Population: 6,093.[3]
- 1880 - Population: 12,892.[3]
- 1882 – Walnut Street Temple dedicated.[5]
- 1886 - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga established.[3]
- 1890
- Walnut Street Bridge built.
- Population: 29,100.[3]
- 1900 - Population: 30,154.[3]
20th century
- 1905 – Chattanooga Public Library opens.
- 1906 - Lynching of Ed Johnson
- 1909 – Hixson High School founded.
- 1910 - Population: 44,604.[3]
- 1917 – Market Street Bridge built.
- 1921 – Tivoli Theatre opens.[6]
- 1923 – Chattanooga Theatre Centre founded.[7]
- 1924 – Memorial Auditorium built.[6]
- 1925 – WDOD radio begins broadcasting.[8]
- 1930 – Population: 119,798.[9]
- 1933 – Chattanooga Free Press newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1935 – Electric Power Board of Chattanooga established.
- 1937 – Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park established.[10]
- 1940 – Population: 128,163.[9]
- 1950 – Population: 131,041.[9]
- 1953 – WROM-TV - now WTVC (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1954 – WDEF-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1956 – WRGP-TV - now WRCB (television) begins broadcasting.[11]
- 1959 – Olgiati Bridge built.
- 1960 – Population: 130,009.[9]
- 1961 – Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum founded.[12]
- 1965 - Chattanooga State Community College established.
- 1972 – Twelve Tribes (religious group)[13] and National Knife Museum[12] founded.
- 1975 – Marilyn Lloyd becomes U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.[14]
- 1980 – Population: 169,565.[9]
- 1983 – Chattanooga African-American Museum established.[12]
- 1983-97 – Gene Roberts began city's longest term as mayor.
- 1984 – Veterans Memorial Bridge built.
- 1986 - Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences established.
- 1987 – Fellowship of Southern Writers headquartered in Chattanooga.
- 1989 – Federal judge ordered change in city governance to city council system to allow for more demographically correct African-American political representation in City Council (Brown vs. Board of Commissioners of the City of Chattanooga)
- 1992 – Tennessee Aquarium opened.[10]
- 1995 – International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum established.
- 1997
- City website online (approximate date).[15][chronology citation needed]
- Jon Kinsey elected mayor.
- 1999 – Chattanooga Times Free Press newspaper in publication.
21st century
- 2001 – Bob Corker elected mayor.
- 2005
- Hunter Museum of American Art building expanded.
- Ron Littlefield elected mayor.
- 2009 - Ron Littlefield re-elected mayor.
- 2010
- Electric Power Board's one gigabit per second Internet service began.
- Population: 167,674.[16]
- 2011
- Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant began operating.
- Chuck Fleischmann elected U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district.[17]
- 2013 – Andy Berke elected mayor.
- 2015 – Lone-wolf terrorist shooting, killed five military members and injuring three others.
- 2017 – Andy Berke re-elected mayor.
- 2021 – Tim Kelly becomes mayor.
See also
- Chattanooga history
- List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Timelines of other cities in Tennessee: Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville
