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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Tour Roads
Georgia and Tennessee
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARK
Like many other Southern battlefields, Chickamauga and Chattanooga was not preserved or protected in the years following the Civil War. The Southern states had neither the desire nor the resources to commemorate sites that represented their defeat. It was, in fact, two Union veterans who noticed the neglected battlefields at Chickamauga and Chattanooga, and began a campaign for preservation and commemoration of the sites. Beginning in June 1888, Henry Boynton and Ferdinand Van Derveer used their contacts in the media and the military to promote the creation of a “Western Gettysburg.” By May 1890, their goal was met-- House Resolution 6454 was passed by Congress to establish Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, the first in the country.
Roadwork included improvements on approach roads to the park, such as Ringold Road, ca. 1893. (CHCH) |
| Introduction | Acadia | Blue Ridge Parkway | Chickamauga and Chattanooga | Colonial Parkway | Generals Highway | George Washington Memorial Parkway | Great Smoky Mountains | Mount Rainier | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway | Shenandoah's Skyline Drive | Southwest Circle Tour | Vicksburg | Yellowstone | Yosemite |
