Catoosa County - GHM 023-1 - Catoosa Co., GA - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Catoosa County

Created December 5, 1853, the county has an Indian name. Ringgold bears the name of Major Samuel Ringgold, who died of wounds received at the Mexican War battle of Palo Alto in 1846.

Taylor´s Ridge, visible for miles, is named for the Indian chief Richard Taylor.

Catoosa Springs, four miles to the east, and Gordon Springs, ten miles south, were colorful ante-bellum summer resorts.

The bloody Chickamauga battle was fought seven miles to the west, the battlefield now being a National Military Park.

023-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953

Catoosa County

Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: GHM 023-1 Date: 1953 Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission

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