Ga. owned a piece of Chattanooga a century ago | savannahnow.com

By PAM SOHN — The Chattanooga Times Free Press

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Georgia were squabbling over land in the Chattanooga region long before the Peach State realized it might want to make a run at the Tennessee River.

In fact, much of that disputed land owned by Georgia sat smack in the heart of Chattanooga’s downtown.

It was where the Chattanooga Public Library now sits, where the TVA complex stands, where the Edney Building and the Pickle Barrel anchor Market Street, where the Tallan Building and EPB’s offices rise and where Miller Park offers downtown shade and respite.

Georgia acquired the land more than a century ago when the Western & Atlantic Railroad was built to link Chattanooga with Atlanta. Georgia built the railroad and needed the property for switchyards and a terminal.

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