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› What: Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association History Fair› When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19› Where: Soddy-Daisy High School, 618 Sequoyah Access Road› Admission: $3 adults, $2 students ages 7-17 (considered a donation to the nonprofit group)› Website: www.soddydaisymuseum.com (also on Facebook)Get involvedThe Soddy, Daisy & Montlake Historical Association meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month, January through November, at the Soddy-Daisy campus of Stuart Heights Baptist Church, 10049 Dayton Pike.
News sources recorded “the first rough draft of history” when a deadly flood tore through Soddy-Daisy last September. The later lore of the day’s events – the “time marches on” tellings – will become yet another chapter of history documented by the Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association.
Already, members of the nonprofit group can trace how the raging floodwaters tumbled off the mountain along Little Soddy Creek, following a long-gone rail path that once delivered coal from a tipple at the foot of the mountain to be loaded onto barges on the Tennessee River. On the group’s Facebook page, old-timers recount previous floods from 1938, 1946 and 1982.
Such reminders of the past will be part of displays and discussions during the association’s fourth annual History Fair, scheduled 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Soddy-Daisy High School. Multiple vendors, most from the immediate area, will display Native American and Civil War artifacts, show how to begin a genealogical search or simply tell the story of a beloved family member whose military, business or community service helped etch the history of these North Hamilton County communities.
“We’re looking at probably 40 vendors” with displays that take up about 70 tables, says Steve Smith, president of the association.