The National Park Service and the Friends of Moccasin Bend will celebrate the opening of newly-accessible federal property within the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District on Hamm Road in Chattanooga. The event will be on Monday, from 3-4 p.m.
Two new signs will be unveiled to identify the “Future Home of the Moccasin Bend Visitor Center.” Almost 30 years of studies, reports, and plans will be on display that illustrate Moccasin Bend's nationally significant American Indian culture, exceptional Civil War resources, and growing recreational opportunities. Also on display will be recommendations for the planned North Shore connections between the new Stringer's Ridge park, the Tennessee Riverwalk, and the national park. In addition, design documents for the future interpretive center and exhibits will be available for viewing.
Special guests at the event will include Troy Wayne Poteete, Supreme Court justice of the Cherokee Nation and executive director of the National Trail of Tears Association, and Sherri Fields, deputy director for the National Park Service, Southeast Region.
To reach the event from downtown Chattanooga, take the Manufacturers Road exit off of U.S. Highway 27 and follow the “Special Event” signs to the west toward Hamm Road.