Claim: Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel is a major route between Atlanta and Chattanooga (a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee) where the nearby town of Tunnel Hill, Georgia was created and named for the first tunnel, as well as two historic events occurred here during the American Civil War.
Evidence: It, like the entire W & A subdivision, is a major route between Atlanta and Chattanooga. Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia. The nearby town of Tunnel Hill, Georgia (originally Tunnelsville) was created and named for the first tunnel, and was the supply base for its construction materials and worker housing. Two historic events occurred here during the American Civil War; first the Great Locomotive Chase and second a battle between union and confederate forces during the Atlanta Campaign.