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Ridgeside

photo Susan Becquet (CQ) walks for her morning exercise along a sidewalk in the City of Ridgeside.

Location: On the eastern side of Missionary Ridge, facing away from Chattanooga

Size: With an area of only 0.2 square miles – and only 160 homes – Ridgeside is the smallest of Hamilton County’s 10 municipalities.

Population: 507

Alternative name: Some refer to it by its subdivision name, Shepherd Hills.

Founded: 1925