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Moccasin Bend: Beginnings and Endings

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News Release Date: October 1, 2024
Contact: Kim Coons, 706-866-9241, ext. 139

Fort Oglethorpe, GA:  On Saturday, October 12, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 1-hour, ranger-led, 1.2-mile hike exploring the Old Federal Road across Moccasin Bend to Brown’s Ferry. The program will begin at the Brown’s Ferry Federal Road trailhead, located at 707 Moccasin Bend Road, Chattanooga, TN, 37405. 

There is, perhaps, no other place in the Chattanooga Valley that has witnessed and affected more aspects of this region’s human history than Moccasin Bend. It is a place of beginnings and endings, from the earliest inhabitants to the Federal Road, to the Trail of Tears, and to today. Please join us as we explore the fascinating history associated with the nation’s first national archeological district.

Comfortable walking/hiking shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather are recommended.   

For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/chch.   


 

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Last updated: October 1, 2024

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