City Center in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Old Post Office
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
1. Old Post Office Marker
Date Opened January 1, 1893
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by the United States Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1893.
Location. 35° 2.619′ N, 85° 18.493′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in City Center. It is on East 11th Street west of Lindsay Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 East 11th Street, Chattanooga TN 37402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Point in the 2d Line of Works (a few steps from this marker); Martin Hotel (about 700 feet away); The Impressions (about 700 feet away); Looking Back (approx. 0.2 miles away); Military History of Chattanooga (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Looking Back (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sit-in Movement of 1960 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crutchfield House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Redoubt Jones
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Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
2. Old Post Office Marker
View of the marker, affixed to the front outside wall, just to the lower left of the front entrance.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
3. Old Post Office Marker
Distant view of the front entrance and of the marker.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 10, 2019
4. Old Post Office Marker
View of the front of the Old Post Office building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 26, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
