CITY

Official Website:
http://www.chattanooga.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://wwww.chattanoogachamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.chattanoogafun.com/

Population:
155554 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1815

County:
Hamilton County, Marion County

Founded 1815 as Ross' Landing, a trading post.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Chattanooga Times

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
McCallie School	1905
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	1886

AQUARIUM

Aquarium	Founded
Tennessee Aquarium	1992

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Unum	1999
Unum Provident	1999
Chattem	1879

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Abshire	Diplomat	11-Apr-1926	31-Oct-2014	US Ambassador to NATO, 1983-87
William M. Barker	Judge	13-Sep-1941		Tennessee Chief Justice
Jimmy Blanton	Jazz Musician	5-Oct-1918	30-Jul-1942	Bassist, The Duke Ellington Orchestra
William E. Brock	Politician	23-Nov-1930		US Secretary of Labor, 1985-87
Daniel K. Frierson	Business	1942		CEO of The Dixie Group
Dennis Haskins	Actor	18-Nov-1950		Principal Belding on Saved by the Bell
Jeannette Marks	Poet	16-Aug-1875	1964	The Merry Merry Cuckoo
Ralphie May	Comic	17-Feb-1972		Obese comic
Bill McKinney	Actor	12-Sep-1931	1-Dec-2011	Deliverance
Jon Meacham	Journalist	20-May-1969		Managing Editor of Newsweek, 1998-2010
Lori Petty	Actor	14-Oct-1963		Tank Girl
Ishmael Reed	Novelist	22-Feb-1938		The Free-Lance Pallbearers
Mercer Reynolds	Politician	17-Jun-1945		Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns
Gary W. Rollins	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Rollins
Bessie Smith	Singer	15-Apr-1894	26-Sep-1937	Empress of the Blues
Grady Sutton	Actor	5-Apr-1906	17-Sep-1995	The Bank Dick
Roscoe Tanner	Tennis	15-Oct-1951		Winner, 1977 Australian Open
William E. Timmons, Sr.	Government	27-Dec-1930		Washington lobbyist
Steve Watson	Game Show Host	11-Jun-1972		Host of Monster House
Reggie White	Football	19-Dec-1961	26-Dec-2004	NFL's Minister of Defense

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William L. Frierson	Government	3-Sep-1868	25-May-1953	US Solicitor General, 1920-21
Adolph Ochs	Publisher	12-Mar-1858	8-Apr-1935	New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936

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