Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee, and the seat of Hamilton CountyGR6, Tennessee in the United States of America. According to data from the 2000 census, Chattanooga had a population of 155,554 in the city proper and 476,531 in the metropolitan area. Located in Southeast Tennessee on the Tennessee River, near the border of Georgia, and at the junction of three interstate highways, transportation has ...

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Chattanooga Tennessee - Primary and secondary education. Most of Chattanooga's primary and secondary education is funded by the government. The public schools in Chattanooga (and Hamilton County) are greatly underfunded and fall under the purview of the Hamilton County School System. One of the most noted and earliest founded schools in Chattanooga is Chattanooga Central High School. It was built in 1907, originally on Dodds Avenue, and has since then been relocated to Highway 58 in Harrison, TN. It is wel ...

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Chattanooga Tennessee - Primary and secondary education. Most of Chattanooga's primary and secondary education is funded by the government. The public schools in Chattanooga (and Hamilton County) are greatly underfunded and fall under the purview of the Hamilton County School System. In 1990, the high schools of Tono and the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences (CSAS) in Chattanooga, Tennessee were paired by School Partners Abroad to establish an exchange program. Near the end of every Japanese s ...

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Sometimes considered to be a "gateway" to the Deep South, Chattanooga's transportation infrastructure has been developed a complex and intricate system of railroads, streets, airports and waterways. Chattanooga Tennessee - Principal highways. I-24 I-75 US-27 North (formerly I-124) Route 153 See also List of Tennessee state highways Chattanooga Tennessee - Major surface routes. Brainerd Road/Lee Highway (U.S. 11) < ...

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Sometimes considered to be a "gateway" to the Deep South, Chattanooga's transportation infrastructure has been developed a complex and intricate system of railroads, streets, airports and waterways. Chattanooga Tennessee - Principal highways. I-24 I-75 US-27 North (formerly I-124) Tennessee State Route 153 See also List of Tennessee state highways Chattanooga Tennessee - Major surface routes. Brainerd Road/Lee Highway ...

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The city is located at latitude 35°4' North, longitude 85°15' West. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 370.8 km² (143.2 mi²). 350.2 km² (135.2 mi²) of it is land and 20.6 km² (8.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 5.56% water. The most prominent natural features in and around Chattanooga are the Tennessee River and the surrounding mountains. A Tennessee Valley Authority dam creates Chickamauga Lake north of the downtown area. Five automobile bridges, one railroad ...

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The city of Chattanooga is served by numerous local, regional and national media outlets which reach approximately 1,000,000 people in four states: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Chattanooga Tennessee - Newspapers. The Chattanooga Times Free Press [3] is published each morning. The Times was once published by Adolphus Ochs who also operated the New York Times. (The two newspapers now have different ownership.) The Times, which for decades had been the morning pa ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 155,554 people, 65,499 households, and 39,626 families residing in the city. The population density is 444.2/km² (1,150.5/mi²). There are 72,108 housing units at an average density of 205.9/km² (533.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 59.71% White, 36.06% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 2.11% ...

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The local economy includes a diversified mix of manufacturing and service industries, four colleges, and several preparatory schools. "Sustainability" is a key concept for Chattanooga's development, especially after the crash of the industrial due to overseas labor. Chattanooga is the corporate headquarters and home of Olan Mills, Rock Creek Outfitters, Krystal, CBL & Associates, Chattem, Covenant Transport, U.S. Xpress, Inc (the 4th largest trucking company in the U.S.), National Model Railroad Association, UnumProvident, The Cha ...

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The current mayor is Ron Littlefield, a long-time city councilman , who was elected in a run-off election in April 2005. The city operates under a charter granted by the state legislature in 1852, as amended. As of 2005, the city operates with a strong mayor and city council form of government. The city is split up into nine districts, with a council member for each district selected in partisan elections. The current council members are Linda Bennett (District 1), Sally Robinson (District 2), Dan Page (District 3), Jack Benson ...

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Chattanooga boasts a large and complex healthcare system with three hospital systems. Erlanger Hospital is the area's primary trauma center. Erlanger has been operated by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority since 1976. Erlanger Hospital also maintains satellite locations in Red Bank and East Brainerd. Erlanger is also affiliated with T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital. Parkridge Hospital is located east of downtown in the Glenwood District and is run by Tri-Star Healthcare. Tri-Star also oper ...

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Chattanooga has traditionally marketed its tourist attractions very aggressively, including the Tennessee Aquarium (a major expansion, coinciding with a completion of a major riverfront development project, opened in May, 2005), caverns, and developments along the Tennessee River. Also in the downtown area are both the Creative Discovery Museum (a hands on children's museum dedicated to science, art, and music), the IMAX 3D Theatre, and the Hunter Museum of Art (which also completed a recent expansion). The red-and-black painted "See Rock ...

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Originally founded by John Ross as Ross's Landing in 1816 as a center for Cherokee trade, it was renamed Chattanooga in 1838 after their departure on the Trail of Tears. During the American Civil War on November 23, 1863, the Battle of Chattanooga III began when Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforced troops at Chattanooga and counter-attacked Confederate troops. The next day the Battle of Lookout Mountain was fought near the town. These were followed the next spring by the Atlanta Campaign, beginning just over the nearb ...

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