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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA6I_martin-hotel_Chattanooga-TN.html
For sixty-one years the Martin Hotel was located at this site. Established in 1924 by Robert Martin with 50 rooms it became the largest African-American hotel in the South. Many celebrities and entertainers such as: Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM91K_walden-hospital_Chattanooga-TN.html
Dr. Emma Rochelle Wheeler, a graduate of Meharry Medical College, established, owned and operated Walden Hospital beginning in 1915. Established to serve the medical needs of Chattanooga's Negro community, the hospital had a 30-bed capacity. Walde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM90M_chattanoogas-first-school_Chattanooga-TN.html
In 1835 a log structure near the corner of Fifth and Lookout Sts, served this area as schoolhouse, church, and community center. Community leaders met here in 1838 and selected "Chattanooga" as the name for the Future city. The official act was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM90L_bessie-smith_Chattanooga-TN.html
Born in Chattanooga to black parents, her great talent and determination earned her the title "Empress of the Blues." Death came in a tragic automobile accident in Clarksdale, Miss. In her memory, Columbia Records erected a tombstone with the epit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8XR_the-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga_Chattanooga-TN.html
Founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church with generous assistance by Chattanoogans, this institution became a principal campus of The University of Tennessee in 1969. As an endowed, privately controlled institution it was known as Chattanooga Uni…
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