The Mena weekly star., 1913-04-17
CHATTANOOGA AND HISTORIC FEATURES
The 23d Annual Reunion of Con federate Veterans Held Among Scenes That Speak of Contest
 of Half Century Ago.

ter uuutISldlIu NndI lltSt pOi4'NS are if more in detail is said about them.
 The point of most interest, per haps, to all tourists is Lookout mountain. This mountain rises about 2,500 feet above sea level, and 1900 feet above the level of the valley in which Chattanooga is To- cated. It lies to the west of the city, and is in plain view of the business and residential districts. The mountain is reached by trolley lines to St. Elmo and incline road to the top of the mountain. It will be of interest to most readers to1 say here that the scene of Mrs. Au- gusta Evans Wilson's famous novel, ''St. Elmo" that has been read by the thousands, was laid in the val ley along the slopes of Lookout mountain. The suburb took it's name from this book.
 Lookout mountain is a summer resort for the south. It is covered at convenient distances with cot tages for summer living, but of re- cent years many palatial homes have been built in this land above the clouds, and people reside there the year round. The view from many points on Lookout mountain is un- rivalled in beauty.
 Chickamagua National Park and Fort Oglethorpe army post combine to make that historic field a point of intense interest As Chickamau- ga furnishes the high water mark for casualties in battle, it also marks high water mark for monu- ments. markers and historical tab lets. all being included under the head of memorials. There are more memorials on these fields than any others in existence. They are ahead of Gettysburg. even, in num- bers. The army post and battle field combine 10 make Chickamauga a point of great interest to all tour ists who visit the south.
 Missionary Ridge and Orchard Knob are famed in war, and worth the price and trouble of a visit. | Both points are reached from the heart of the city by trolley lines at cost of five cents.
 There are a number of old forts | in the business and residential dis trictS of Chattanooga that have his toric interest. These forts, how | ever, have been built over by busi- | ness blocks and residences. HistOri- | cal tablets are placed to mark the | sites of all forts over which enter prise has spread its wings. Cameron Hill. west of the business section of the city is a point worth visit ing. This hill towers about 500 feet above the level of the valley The city has built a public park on the summit of this hill. The view from the top of Cameron Hill is very fine. |
 Across the Tennessee river. north | of the city, there are a number of | points of interest. The best of | these. however, is Signal mountain, | sometimes called Walden's Ridge. a | spur of the Cumberlands. This | mountain range has an average alti. tude of 2.000 feet above sea level. | with peaks running 800 feet high 1 CT. Recently a magnificent auto | mobile roadway has been built by | c. E. James tO the crest of this mountain. with splendid hotel on | Signal Point, one of the highest | peaks.
 This new road is not excelled anywhere in the southern states. A trolley line is also nearing comple- tion to the top of the mountain, having it's terminus at the new ho- tel. Stringer's Ridge, an interven- ing line of hills between the city and Signal mountain. is of historic interest from the fact that Federal batteries were located on the crest of the ridge and trained on the Confederate lines early in the fight Ing around Chattanooga. Ft. Wilder on thlS ridge, IS a point of most in- terest to tourists. Here were plant ed Gen. John T. Wilder's federal batteries during a part of the Chat tanoOga campaign. It is said that the first heavy guns were fired from these batteries, but the statement IS disputed by some. The Golf and Country Club, ChattanoOga's exclu- slve social club. is located on the north side of the Tennessee river. also, Ii is one of the best appointed country clubs in the southern states and already number of social functions have been announced for 1t during reunion week.
 There is hardly a spot in the Chattanooga valley, to cover the subject Tn one paragraph, without historical interest. Two armies con- tended for the mastery all over the field, and silent memorials are here and there erected to American va Tor. All of these are of interest to tourists and visitors.
 South of Chattanooga are the his toric battlefields of Georgia. such as Adairsville and Calhoun. Ala toona and Acworth, Big Shanty. Brush Mountain, Cassville. Cubs farm, Dallas. Newhope Church, AL latoona Hills. Dalton, Graysville. | Kennesaw Mountain and others too numerous to mention All of these noted fields are within easy reach l of Chattanooga and are included as points of interest. Stop-over priv ileges have been allowed at these | points on all tickets to the reunion sold by the railroad lines penetraf- | ing the district They can be vis- ited without additional cost on the | reunion trip.
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