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Historical Markers in Lookout Mountain

 
Clickable Map of Walker County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Walker County, GA (396) Catoosa County, GA (796) Chattooga County, GA (12) Dade County, GA (16) Floyd County, GA (43) Gordon County, GA (75) Whitfield County, GA (99) DeKalb County, AL (36) Hamilton County, TN (666)  WalkerCounty(396) Walker County (396)  CatoosaCounty(796) Catoosa County (796)  ChattoogaCounty(12) Chattooga County (12)  DadeCounty(16) Dade County (16)  FloydCounty(43) Floyd County (43)  GordonCounty(75) Gordon County (75)  WhitfieldCounty(99) Whitfield County (99)  DeKalbCountyAlabama(36) DeKalb County (36)  HamiltonCountyTennessee(666) Hamilton County (666)
LaFayette is the county seat for Walker County
Lookout Mountain is in Walker County
Walker County (396)  ►
ADJACENT TO WALKER COUNTY
Catoosa County (796)  ►
Chattooga County (12)  ►
Dade County (16)  ►
Floyd County (43)  ►
Gordon County (75)  ►
Whitfield County (99)  ►
DeKalb County, Alabama (36)  ►
Hamilton County, Tennessee (666)  ►
 
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1 ► Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Mountain — Can You Imagine? —
In the late 1920s, founders Garnet and Frieda Carter began to develop a large walk-through garden on their private estate. In 1930, Frieda marked the original path by winding a string through the giant rock formations. By gathering and preserving . . . — — Map (db m290943) HM
2 ► Georgia, Dade County, Lookout Mountain — Carter Hall — 1928 —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m194482) HM
3 ► Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Mountain — Do You See 7 States? —
By the time the Civil War reached the slopes of Lookout Mountain, more and more people had discovered what was already being called "the Rock City". During the famous Battle of Lookout Mountain, both a Union officer and a Confederate nurse . . . — — Map (db m147948) HM
4 ► Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Mountain — Nature Inspires Art —
In the 1940s, Rock City hired Atlanta artist Jessie Sanders to create glow-in-the-dark scenes from popular fairy tales to feature in Fairyland Caverns and Mother Goose Village. Rock City is also home to several original sculptures by local . . . — — Map (db m291429) HM
5 ► Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Mountain — See Seven States — Rock City Gardens —
Tenn. ½ MI.; KY-VA 120 MI Mt Pinnacle; N.C. 50 MI. Smoky Mts.; S.C. 80 MI.; Georgia; ALA. 25 MI. — — Map (db m100809) HM
6 ► Georgia, Walker County, Lookout Mountain — What's in a Name? —
In 1823, two missionaries named David Butrick and William Chamberlain came to the Lookout Mountain area to minister to the Native Americans. Reverend Butrick made an entry in his diary stating, "In company with Mr. Chamberlain, I ascended Lookout . . . — — Map (db m291542) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026