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Woodland Height in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Stringer's Ridge

 
 
Stringer's Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007
1. Stringer's Ridge Marker
Inscription. Named for Capt. William Stringer, a pioneer. From there, Federal artillery in Brig. Gen. James S. Negley's task force bombarded Chattanooga, June 7 & 8, 1862, then retired. On Aug. 21, 1863, Capt. Eli Lilley's 18th Indiana Battery, of Wilder's Brigade, again fired on Chattanooga from this ridge and opened the Chickamauga Campaign.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 64.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 7, 1904.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 4.37′ N, 85° 19.292′ W. Marker was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It was in Woodland Height. It was on U.S. 27, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Wilder's Artillery Position (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Army Hospital (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hill Overlooks & Industrial Past (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1864 Military Bridge
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(approx. one mile away); Union Block House (approx. one mile away); Camp Contraband (approx. 1.1 miles away); United States Colored Troops (approx. 1.1 miles away); Brown's Ferry Federal Road (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Williams' Island (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Additional commentary.
1. Additional Information on the Marker Location
Marker is located between the two south-bound on-ramps from Whitehall Road and Dayton Boulevard, approximately 1/4 mile north of the Manning Road exit. It is accessible by parking on Whitehall Road near its intersection with Ladd Avenue, to the right of the Manning Street exit sign shown in the photos.
    — Submitted March 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.

2. Missing!
On 24 December 2010, I noticed the marker has disappeared. I was unable to get a picture at the time, but plan to do so in the near future. If anyone has information
Stringer's Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by R. E. Smith, December 23, 2007
2. Stringer's Ridge Marker
related to this, please let us know!
    — Submitted January 3, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.
 
Stringer's Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 17, 2010
3. Stringer's Ridge Marker
Marker as seen looking South from near the Dayton Boulevard on-ramp.
Stringer's Ridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 17, 2010
4. Stringer's Ridge Marker
Marker as seen looking North from the Whitehall Road on-ramp.
Stringer's Ridge Marker is Missing! image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 19, 2011
5. Stringer's Ridge Marker is Missing!
It appears to have been hit by a car or something. The post is still there (bent over), but the guard rail has been repaired.
Stringer's Ridge Marker Pole image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 19, 2011
6. Stringer's Ridge Marker Pole
A view of the marker's pole at the end of the guard rail.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,850 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2008, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee.   3, 4. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.   5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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