The Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member veritas vita
N 35° 02.235 W 085° 18.384
16S E 654481 N 3878484
The Chattanooga Choo Choo - Sign - stands in front of the locomotive known as the Chattanooga Choo Choo, at the most famous station in the World, Chattanooga Railway Terminus, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMNY4D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Chattanooga Choo Choo - A cast metal sign, Gives the history of the name & the rail terminus where the Choo Choo now stands.

The sign text reads:

"It was on March 5, 1880, that the first passenger train leaving Cincinnati for Chattanooga was nicknamed the "Chattanooga Choo-Choo."
This historical occasion opened the first major link in public transportation from the North to the South. The "Choo-Choo" was operated by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, America's first municipal railway system."

Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel Website: (visit link)
Group that erected the marker: Uknown

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN. USA. 37402
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