Wauhatchie Marker

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Tiftonia in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Wauhatchie

By Lee Hattabaugh, March 17, 2010

1. Wauhatchie Marker

Inscription. This Cherokee sub-chief lived in the area to the north of the road following the expulsion of his tribe from Georgia and until their forced removal to Indian Territory in 1838. An influential citizen here, he had served in Col. Gideon Morgan's Cherokee Regiment of Jackson's Division in the Creek War, and been severely wounded.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 42.)

Location. 35° 1.148′ N, 85° 22.428′ W. Marker is in Tiftonia, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker is at the intersection of Cummings Highway (U.S. 11) and Myrtle Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cummings Highway. Click for map. in front of Wauhatchie United Methodist Church. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3401 Cummings Hwy, Chattanooga TN 37419, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Battle of Wauhatchie (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brown's Ferry (approx. half a mile away); Greene's - Third Brigade (approx. 0.7 miles away); Von Steinwehr Monument (approx. one mile away); Battle of Lookout Mountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sunset Rock (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lookout Valley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mountain Cliffs - Cherokee Geology (approx. 1.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Tiftonia.

By Dale K. Benington, July 9, 2010

2. Wauhatchie Marker

View of historical marker looking northeast along the Cummings Highway (US 11, US 41, & US 72).

By Dale K. Benington, July 9, 2010

3. Wauhatchie Marker

View of historical marker looking southwest along Cummings Highway.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 629 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.