Location: The town is at the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau on Walden’s Ridge and features breathtaking views of the Tennessee River Gorge.
Geographic area: 7.6 square miles
Population: 7,704
Date founded: April 4, 1919
History: The town is named for Signal Point, an overlook used by Cherokee and Creek Indians to signal message. Union soldiers during the Civil War occupied the location and used it to observe activity along the Tennessee River. Signal Mountain was later founded as a resort community in the 19th century where Chattanoogans could escape the cholera and yellow fever epidemics and enjoy cooler weather in the summer.