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Brown's Ferry

Kellys Ferry Road at Browns Ferry Road, Chattanooga, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 1' 13.8", -85° 21' 57.659976"
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National Register of Historic Places

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
 
About 3.3 miles north, near the route of the Great War and Trading Path, John Brown, a Cherokee half-breed, established a ferry and tavern in 1800. It was much used by drovers going to and from markets. Legend say that some were robbed and murdered here.

Tennessee Historical Commission

Brown's Ferry was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1971.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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