City Center in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Chattanooga Rotary Club

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2025

1. The Chattanooga Rotary Club Marker

Inscription. Chartered by the State of Tennessee on January 14, 1914, the Chattanooga Rotary initially numbered twenty-four members and met at the former Hotel Patton. By the time of the Club's one hundredth anniversary, it consistently ranked in the top thirty Clubs in the world for membership and was noted as the home of International Rotary Club President John Germ. The Club has a rich tradition as the place where business leaders gather each Thursday at noon. “Service above Self” is not only the Club's motto but is also its mission.

Erected 2025 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 122.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 14, 1914.

Location. 35° 2.735′ N, 85° 18.64′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in City Center. It is at the intersection of West Martin Luther King Boulevard (State Highway 316) and Broad Street, on the right when traveling east

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on West Martin Luther King Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W M.L.K Blvd, 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: Crutchfield House (here, next to this marker); Looking Back (a few steps from this marker); The Union Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Crutchfield House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Looking Back (within shouting distance of this marker); Read House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military History of Chattanooga (about 300 feet away); Sit-in Movement of 1960

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2025

2. The Chattanooga Rotary Club Marker

(about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Union Occupation of the City (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Rotary Club of Chattanooga. Homepage of the club, which was the 103rd Rotary Club to form in the world . (Submitted on May 17, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.