A list of 15 of the oldest companies in Chattanooga:
1. T.H. Payne Company – 1865
2. Miller & Martin law firm – 1867
3. Chattanooga Times Free Press – 1869
4. Chattanooga Gas Company – 1869
5. Fischer-Evans Jewelers – 1869
6. Read House Hotel – 1872
7. Steward, Inc. – 1876
8. Chattem, Inc. – 1879
9. Franklin-Strickland Funeral Home – 1881
10. Leitner, Warner, Moffitt law firm – 1882
11. Stone Fort Land Co. – 1886
12. Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce – 1887
13. UnumProvident – 1887
14. T.T. Wilson Co. – 1887
15. Title Guaranty and Trust Co. – 1887