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Rough Draft on Lookout Mountain:Italic text Native American History with Lookout Mountain -A branch of the Cherokee Native Americans, the Chickamaugas -Removal of Native Americans: Trail of Tears, 1837-38 -Native Americans dwelt in Chattanooga, but research only suggests the mountain being inhabited. --Aug 28, 1823: Daniel S. Butrick and William Chamberlain arrived at Lookout Mountain to perform missionary work. On top of the mountain, observation and record states that boulders creating lanes and/or walls were here. http://www.cbs46.com/story/14978416/lookout-mountain-chattahooga-tn

Yellow Fever Epidemic -Population assumed the climate, caused by the mountains, would make Chattanooga immune to the Epidemic. -1878, Yellow Fever arrived in Chattanooga. -Low death rate occurred, but encouraged a panic from the people. Effect: roughly 12,000 people fled the city. -Still believed that the climate of the mountains would stop the epidemic, many Chattanoogans fled to Lookout Mountain, where many stayed until the epidemic was over. --Effect: Because of the complicated travel up the mountain and multiple complaints, St. Elmo Turnpike/Ochs Highway was built to travel up the mountain for convenience. http://chattanooga.freeservers.com/page2.htm

Civil War -http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/chattanooga/chattanooga-history-articles/chattanooga-lookout.html (analysis of this page) -Iron was found in the Mountain -http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Lookout_Mountain (more in depth info on given topics already: use)

Battle of Lookout Mountain -"Battle Above the Clouds" -General Braxton Bragg (Confederate Army) enclosed the Union army in Chattanooga --Grant (Union Army) retaliated by attacking Brown's Ferry (Oct. 27th) -As Grant began pushing the opposing surrounding forces, Nov. 23rd, a commanding officer (Joseph Hooker) took a branch of the Union men and pushed up Lookout Mountain. Purpose: Break a wing of the enclosing circle of the Confederate forces. -Nov 24th: Because of the fog, the Union men advanced easily unseen. When a Confederate branch of 1,200 attempted to battle against a 12,000 Union force that had the advantage of Fog and a steep climb, the Battle Victory fell to the Union wing. The mountain was abandoned by later this day. -Nov 25th: Missionary Ridge was attacked by Union army, ultimately causing Chattanooga to be won. -Confederate General H.D. Hill, "Chattanooga sealed the fate of the Confederacy."

Today: -tourist attraction --Rock city (include history?--where?) --Incline railway (include history?--where?)