Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP-Cravens House - Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
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Don.Morfe
N 34° 56.418 W 085° 15.600
16S E 658901 N 3867804
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Cravens House on Lookout Mountain-Cravens House
Robert Cravens was a local iron master in antebellum Chattanooga. His home on the northern slope was one of the few permanent residences on Lookout Mountain at that time.
Waymark Code: WM121G6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2020
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga NMP-Cravens House- Cravens House
Robert Cravens was a local iron master in antebellum Chattanooga. His home on the northern slope was one of the few permanent residences on Lookout Mountain at that time. Cravens was a wealthy entrepreneur who enslaved at least twelve people, some of whom likely lived and worked at his home on the mountain. When the Civil War broke out his son, Jesse, enlisted in the Confederate army while the Cravens stayed behind in Chattanooga. During the siege of Chattanooga the Cravens family fled to their property in Georgia, and the Confederate Army used the home as a headquarters and encampment. Because it was visible from Moccasin Bend, Union gunners used the home as a target point when they fired at Confederates on the mountain. On November 24, 1863, much of the fighting in the Battle of Lookout Mountain took place on the Cravens' property. After the battle, Union forces used the home as a headquarters and as an encampment for reporters. It was during this time that the house was largely destroyed. After the war ended, the Cravens family returned to Lookout Mountain and began to rebuild the home, which was completed in 1866. Today Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park preserves this 1866 reconstruction of the Cravens House.
The Cravens House is located on Cravens Terrace Road just off of the Scenic Highway in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. It is also accessible via the Lookout Mountain trail network. The house is open on the weekends during the summer month, and for other special programs. There are no admission fees for the Cravens House. The property is open from sunrise to sunset daily. On the property is the 1866 Cravens House and several monuments, markers, and cannon that tell the story of the Battle of Lookout Mountain. Additionally, nearby are the ruins of Camp Demaray, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp that was located on the mountain during the Great Depression.
Address:
3370 Lafayette Road
Main Visitor Center
Ft. Oglethorpe, GA USA
30742
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