Category: Chattanooga Ohio

Chattanooga School Photo, circa 1913

Below is a wonderful photo of the Chattanooga, Ohio, School No. 3, circa 1913, and most of the children in the photo are identified…

Tombstone Tuesday, Francis M. Plants

This is the tombstone of Francis M. Plants, located in row 6 of the Old Section of Duck Creek Cemetery, Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio…

The Dark Side of Chattanooga, Ohio

Even though Chattanooga, Ohio, is a little village, it has a dark side, with a few tragedies and misfortunes over the years. Some were accidents, others more nefarious…

The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, part 2

Last week I wrote about the origins of Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt to the locals.
Some of the landowners’ names on the early plat maps in that area are familiar names to us today, while others are not.

The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio

Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt, is an unincorporated village in the northwest corner of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. It is the only village in Liberty Township and in adjacent Black Creek Township…