Scenic Roots Conversations
WUTC, Chattanooga’s university radio station, hosts a local community interest program called Scenic Roots. Since our Forever Moccasin Bend campaign launched in 2020, NPP became a frequent guest for conversations about the past, present, and future Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga.
Forever Moccasin Bend is the fundraising effort led by National Park Partners to build that future, starting with Phase I to "Open the Gateway" and build a new Visitor Orientation Plaza at the national park entrance. Phase II launched in August, 2023 to “Save the Bend (Again) and protect the integrity of the cultural and historic resources of Moccasin Bend from the threat of proposed new construction on adjacent land.
The “Save The Bend” Campaign At National Park Partners
Moccasin Bend was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 - to date, the only one here in Hamilton County.
In 2003, Federal legislation created the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, adding the Bend to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
This fall, the Tennessee State Building Commission authorized the construction of a new mental health institute on the Bend, replacing the building on the Bend since the early 1960’s.
A Public Forum On The Moccasin Bend National Archeological District
Next week, a public forum will be held on the past, present and future of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District - Thursday, April 11th from 5 PM to 7 PM in the Skyline Loft at Ruby Falls.
Originally aired on WUTC Scenic Roots April 8, 2024 at 5:25 PM EDT
Dr. Frank VarneyGeneral Grant Revisited At The Moccasin Bend Lecture Series
During the Civil War, Chattanooga was the Gateway to the Confederacy. In the fall of 1863 - months after the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania - Union and Confederate troops fought for control of this area in the Battle of Chickamauga and the Battles for Chattanooga. The Union prevailed here - but what was General Ulysses S. Grant’s role in the outcome?
Dr. Frank Varney is an author and a professor of U.S. and Classical History at St. Michael’s College in Vermont. He’s the next speaker for this fall’s Moccasin Bend Lecture Series here in Chattanooga, presented by National Park Partners - on Monday, October 2nd starting at 7 PM at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater.
Troy Wayne Poteete“Cherokee Resilience” At The Moccasin Bend Lecture Series
A founding member of the Trail of Tears Association is the first speaker for this fall’s Moccasin Bend Lecture Series here in Chattanooga.
Troy Wayne Poteete - now the association’s executive director - will talk about “Cherokee Resilience: Triumph Over Tragedy” on Monday, September 18th starting at 7 PM at the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX Theater.
A storyteller and lecturer, he is the former Chief Justice of the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court in northeast Oklahoma - home to descendants of the Cherokee who were forcibly removed from the Southeast by the U.S. Government nearly two-hundred years ago.
Aerial View of Point Park and Moccasin BendOn The Horizon: The Party At Point Park And The Moccasin Bend Lecture Series
Point Park commemorates the soldiers who fought in the Civil War battles for Chattanooga in the fall of 1863. It overlooks the Lookout Mountain Battlefield and the City of Chattanooga, as part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. On Thursday, September 7th, the nonprofit National Park Partners hosts its annual “National Treasures: Party at Point Park,” starting at 5:30 PM. On Monday, September 18th, the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series returns to the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX 3D Theater - all lectures starting at 7 PM, free and open to the public (registration required).
The Rosenwald Schools At The Moccasin Bend Lecture Series
During Jim Crow segregation in the last century, the Rosenwald Schools educated hundreds of thousands of African-American children in the rural South - and here in the Chattanooga area.
On Monday evening, the Moccasin Bend Lecture Series will examine that legacy - and the current campaign to create a National Historic Park that includes six Rosenwald School sites here in Tennessee - with a presentation at the Tennessee Aquarium’s IMAX Theater in Chattanooga, starting at 7 PM and also streaming online.
Home Stretch For Opening The Gateway At Moccasin Bend
A few months ago, we brought you “The Forever Moccasin Bend Conversations” here on “Scenic Roots.”
"Forever Moccasin Bend" is the fundraising effort led byNational Park Partners for the next chapter of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga.
A Forever Moccasin Bend Conversation
On this special edition of "Scenic Roots," host Ray Bassett brings you "A Forever Moccasin Bend Conversation" - with former Congressman Zach Wamp, Mickey Robbins, Sally Robinson and Tricia Mims of National Park Partners.
A Forever Moccasin Bend Conversation
In the past few weeks, Scenic Roots shared a few conversations about the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District here in Chattanooga.
For nearly four decades, Sally Robinson has played a key role in revitalizing the downtown and riverfront development, including three terms on the Chattanooga City Council and the long road to Moccasin Bend as it is today.
Zach WampHow We Arrived At Today’s Moccasin Bend
This month, we are sharing conversations with you about the long road to Moccasin Bend as it is today - and its future. Here in Chattanooga, Forever Moccasin Bend is the fundraising campaign to build parking and new visitor amenities at the Gateway Site of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
The Long Road To Moccasin Bend As We Know It
Here in Chattanooga, Forever Moccasin Bend is a fundraising effort to build parking and new visitor amenities at the Gateway Site - the Hamm Road entrance - of the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.