The latest History coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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John Lincoln Clem was a drummer boy who became one of the most famous child soldiers of the Union Army. He later retired as a major general. His Civil War story, which includes service at the Battle of Chickamauga, sits at the intersection of fact and legend.
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If you were around in the middle of the 20th century, you might have taken a ride on the Lake Queen excursion boat or its successor, the Lake Queen II.
Chattanooga's excitement at the announcement of the chartering of the Mountain City Club increased as the building rose at the corner of Cherry and Seventh streets. Local residents strolled by regularly to marvel at the beautiful blue sandstone structure and its red-tiled roof.
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.
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Remember when T-Bone's was T-boned?
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Children who attended the grand opening of Chattanooga's Creative Discovery Museum in the spring of 1995 may now have kids of their own who can experience its wonders.
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A generation ago, branded fast-food options were a new wrinkle at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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Riverbend festival organizers might have anticipated problems when the opening day of Riverbend 1986 fell on Friday, June 13.
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In 1953, Highland Park Baptist Church here boasted the largest Sunday school ministry in the world.
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In 2005, Chattanooga and Atlanta were locked in a shark race.
