1848 - 1969
Born a slave in Union Springs, Alabama "Grandma" Walker moved to Chattanooga in 1917 and remained here until her death. At the age of 116 she enrolled in Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement class and learned to read, write, and arithmetic problems. She twice received Chattanooga's Ambassador of Goodwill award and was declared the oldest student in the nation by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.| HM Number | HM1F2E |
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| Marker Number | 2A 73 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 4:27pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 660239 N 3879782 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.04805000, -85.24305000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 2.883', W 85° 14.583' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 2' 52.98" N, 85° 14' 34.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 423 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1401-1403 Greenwood Rd, Chattanooga TN 37411, US |
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