Linda moss Mines

Chattanooga emerged from the nation's great conflict earlier than many cities and became known, during the final quarter of the 19th century, as the "Dynamo of the South."

In August 1929, Chattanooga News writer John T. Whitaker profiled "the father of aviation in Chattanooga," John E. Lovell, the man for whom the new airport then being planned would be named.

By February 1929, Chattanooga leaders were considering a site for a modern municipal airport, having received a report from the aeronautics branch of the United States Department of Commerce.

All Chattanooga schools and businesses as well as government offices were closed.

A current map of Chattanooga features Citico Street and Citico Creek but omits mention of Citico Mound.

As interested Chattanooga residents watched the Hotel Patten rise against the city's skyline, Chattanooga Hotel Company General Manager C.T. Alexander assured that the luxury hotel would open on April 1, 1908. And, Alexander's promise proved accurate.

Local history: An art museum for Chattanooga

After a lengthy debate and two public votes about the location of a new school in Hill City, now North Chattanooga, the Sylvan Park location was chosen, with a vote of 80 to 57.

The Chattanooga News headline on Monday, March 24, 1904, grabbed readers' attention: "Red Hot Wrangle Ensues at Meeting."

An April 1926 edition of the Chattanooga News posed the question: "What is the Little Theater of Chattanooga?" and then answered its own query.