Fort Oglethorpe
Few places in Georgia have a history as closely tied to the U.S. Army as Fort Oglethorpe. Established as a military post in 1902, the installation shaped the community that grew around it and remained active until 1947. The city lies on Georgia’s northwestern edge within the Chattanooga metropolitan area, among the long ridges and narrow valleys of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. Its name honours James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. The surrounding landscape is inseparable from the Civil War: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, created in 1890 as the nation’s first national military park, preserves ground associated with the 1863 campaign. Chickamauga Creek runs through the battlefield park within the Tennessee River watershed.
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Fort Oglethorpe occupies a low valley in northwest Georgia’s Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, close to the Tennessee border. The city stands beside Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought in 1863 during the American Civil War. Its name recalls the former U.S. Army post of Fort Oglethorpe, which operated here for much of the 20th century. Lookout Mountain and the Tennessee River lie nearby around Chattanooga, placing this small Georgia community in a wider Appalachian setting. Browse additional webcams from northwest Georgia and the Chattanooga area to extend your view of the southern Appalachians.
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