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

Chattanooga's First Citizens

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2010

1. Chattanooga's First Citizens Marker

Inscription. In June, 1837 the fifty-three householders living on the two hundred forty acres bounded by Tennessee River. Georgia Avenue, Ninth Street and Cameron Hill elected commissioner to represent them in securing legal title to their individual parcels of land, thus becoming the First Citizens of Chattanooga. Residing in the Northeast Quarter Section were:
COMMISSIONERS
John P Long • Aaron M Rawlings • George W. Williams
CITIZENS:
Isaac Baldwin • George W. Cherry • Arsley Cope • Samuel H. Davie • Thomas Edmondson • Joseph Ellis • Andrew Evans • Samuel Fitzgerald • Matthew Frazier • E.H. Freeman • Charles Griggsby • George B. Gwathney • Berry Jones • John Keeny • Thomas W. Munsey • Abram Perry • Joseph Rice • Eliza Russell • James Woods Smith • Wiley Starling • Lewis Webb • Samuel Williams • Abner Witt
Residing in the Southeast Fractional Section were:
COMMISSIONERS:
Allen Kennedy • Albert S. Lenoir • Reynolds A. Ramsey
CITIZENS:
John C. Cathey • S.S.M. Doak • William B. Gilliland • Nathan Harris • William Hill • Matthew Hillsman • Benjamin K. Hudgins • Carey A. Jones • M.W. Legg • William Long • John T. Mathis • Thomas Anipass Moore • David G. Perry • John A. Porter • William G. Sparks • William Thraikill •

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William Thurman • James W. Tunnell • Jane White • Matthew Williams • Darlen A. Wilds

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1837.

Location. 35° 3.387′ N, 85° 18.681′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Riverfront. Marker can be reached from Riverfront Parkway. Located along the Tennessee River on the Riverfront Parkway behind the Tennessee Aquarium and next to Ross's Landing Marker and John Ross Marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1790 John Ross 1866 (here, next to this marker); Ross's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); "Cherokee" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Ross's Landing (about 300 feet away); Trail of Tears (about 400 feet away); Stickball / Seven Sisters (about 400 feet away); Hazen's Raid at Brown's Ferry (about 500 feet away); Ross's Landing: River Crossing and Port (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2010

2. Chattanooga's First Citizens Marker

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2010

3. Chattanooga's First Citizens Marker

Tennessee River image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2010

4. Tennessee River

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, August 6, 2014

5. Chattanooga's First Citizens Marker

View of the marker, looking north across the Tennessee River.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,175 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5. submitted on June 10, 2015, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.