Boats on the Tennessee - Signal Mountain TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 07.176 W 085° 22.020
16S E 648803 N 3887526
Marker is in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, 37377, in Hamilton County at the end of Signal Point Road, in Signal Point Park at the end of the trail that leads to the park's overlook of the Tennessee River Valley.
Waymark Code: WM18V62
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2023
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Boats on the Tennessee— Civil War supply boats challenged the treacherous narrows here — The mighty Tennessee River extends 652 miles from its source near Knoxville to its confluence with the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky. During the Civil War the river was a natural highway through this region, but sections of rapids were impassable for large vessels.
One of the most treacherous stretches was the "Narrows" which extended several miles downstream to your right. Supply boats bound for Chattanooga had to be pulled by ropes through man-made side channels. This vital supply line strengthened the Union army for Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advance on Atlanta in the spring of 1864.
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority operates a series of dams to allow navigation along the entire length of the river.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
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:
Signal Point Road
Signal Mountain , TN United States
37377
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