Perhaps the most eventful year in Fountain City’s history was the year 1890. That was the year that the U.S. Post Office decided Tennessee could not have two Fountain Heads, …
Park Place: Col. J.C. Woodward’s mansion
Park Place, Col. J.C. Woodward’s Mansion, later became the home of Matthew S. McClellan (1900-1909), Thomas Pruden (1909-1917) and J.C. Williams (1917-1980). It was demolished in 1980 to make way …
Whittle Springs Hotel and Resort: ‘The Playground of the Southland’
Its motto did not really apply until the major construction of 1917-18, but eventually the Whittle Springs Hotel and Resort lived up to the motto “The Playground of the Southland.”
The …
Belcaro: Crown Jewel on Black Oak Ridge
Hugh Lawson McClung Jr.’s expertise in the law, his business acumen and his investments in real estate and coal properties enabled him to retire from his law firm in 1908 …
Fountain City legacy: The Station Building and Cooper’s Corner
The Fountain Head Railway’s final destination in Fountain City, “The Station,” has housed many businesses and has been the scene of many events since the demise of the railway in …
‘Stage Mother’ Hazel Ogg Costa to join Central’s Wall of Fame
Mrs. Hazel Ogg Costa will be honored at the 16th annual Central High School Wall of Fame Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the commons at Gresham Middle …
Conrad Majors selected for Wall of Fame
Conrad L. Majors Jr. will be honored at the 16th annual Central High School Wall of Fame Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the commons at Gresham Middle …
When the train stopped in Fountain City
The Fountain Head Railway locomotive made 20 stops along its 5.25-mile route. In service from 1890 to 1905, the railroad line originated at the Central Market Station (now called Emory …