One of the unique local residents of the past was Jo Conn Guild Jr. As a businessman, he was successful, and as a personality, he was quite colorful. Josephus Conn Guild Jr. was born in Chattanooga in 1887. His grandfather, George Guild, had been a Confederate Civil War veteran and later mayor of Nashville. Jo Conn Guild’s father, Jo Conn Guild, was considered an engineering genius. He had ...
State of Tennessee Announces Preservation Grants
Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Historical Commission have announced grants to 22 community organizations for programs and activities that support the preservation of historic and archeological sites, districts and structures. "This program helps fund the important work of local governments, non-profit groups and others to preserve historic places that are a special part of our state’s ...
The Hotel Key locked up one of a few triangular tracts in downtown Chattanooga. Click to enlarge.
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