I think the one they were referring to was in Dade Cty - is there more than one, I understood it was on Durham Rd at the block house - which belongs to another of my Evans family (or used to) - there is a man who lives on Durham Rd (Corez Harmon) I talked a long time to him, he used to work for my grandfathers brother, "Lack", he showed me all around and said if I came back he would take me down into the woods, he knew a lot about that area - we picked blackberries off the vine, he showed me whre the old home place used to be and some of the entrances to the mines - delilah evans At 09:12 3/8/01 -0500, you wrote: >Delilah, You're right, the tree is still there on Durham Rd (Walker Co) or >it was a year or so ago. I haven't paid much attention going through there >in recent months. > >Sue >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:04 PM >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > > >> The one i was referrring to is on Durham Rd in Walker Cy >> delilah evans >> >> >> >> At 19:30 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: >> >Delilah, >> > >> >There was a "hanging tree" and I think it is still there or at least that >is >> >what I've been told. Durham is part Walker Co and part Dade Co... most of >it >> >especially where the mine openings were would be in Walker Co. >> > >> >The hanging tree Paul may be strung from is in Trenton in the valley. >> > :o) >> > >> >Sue >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: <[email protected]> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:02 AM >> >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? >> > >> > >> >> When I was visiting on Durham Rd - it was mentioned that the 'hanging >> >tree' >> >> was still there - although I guess I missed it >> >> delilah evans >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 08:02 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: >> >> >Hi Paul, I think maybe the "hanging tree" might still be in Trenton >too. >> >> > >> >> >Sue >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: Paul R.L. Vance <[email protected]> >> >> >To: <[email protected]> >> >> >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 11:14 PM >> >> >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> OK Sue: Post the story. >> >> >> Do you mean to post the article by Dr. Merton Coulter, Georgia >> >Historian, >> >> >> ha. Bet you don't dare. >> >> >> Anyway, his article is in the library at Trenton, I know, I gave it >to >> >the >> >> >> library. >> >> >> Also, are you going to post the court records of Dade for the years >> >right >> >> >> after the Civil War when the citizens were begging for aid from the >> >state. >> >> >> Doesn't read like they considered themselves Free. >> >> >> Or are you going to point out how many of those veterans got >pensions >> >from >> >> >> the state of Georgia. >> >> >> Old stories die hard regardless of who made them up or how totally >> >> >illogical >> >> >> they may be. >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> Bet this means I have to slip in and out of the county now. >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> >> From: "Beverly Forrester" <[email protected]> >> >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:02 PM >> >> >> Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi Delilah, >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Well, if you ask some of older native Dade Countians this question >> >you >> >> >> will >> >> >> > probably hear the story about Uncle Bob Tatum. Uncle Bob Tatum >made >> >the >> >> >> > firey peech in the house during the beginning of the Civil War >that >> >if >> >> >the >> >> >> > state of Georgia didn't secede from the union then Dade County >would >> >> >> secede >> >> >> > from the state of Georgia. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > As the story goes, he then came home, called the men together and >> >they >> >> >> voted >> >> >> > for Dade County to secede from the state. After the War was over >it >> >was >> >> >> > sorta of forgotten about until 1945 when Dade Co decided to return >to >> >> >the >> >> >> > state of Georgia. There was a big to do over it and it was >broadcast >> >> >> around >> >> >> > the world via radio... we're talking about a major celebration >here. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > However, no records have ever been found to prove that Dade County >> >> >> actually >> >> >> > did secede from the State. Really, people have combed state >records >> >> >trying >> >> >> > to prove it was all a made up story. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > There was a Robert Tatum and he was either in the house or senate >> >> >during >> >> >> > the beginning of the Civil War. Personally, I think it is a >wonderful >> >> >> story >> >> >> > and don't know if it happened or not. There was so much confusion >> >during >> >> >> > that time period it could have happened and not recorded as I sure >> >many >> >> >> > things were not. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > The state of Georgia built the road across Lookout Mountain during >> >the >> >> >> late >> >> >> > 1930's, early 1940's plus the schools received state money and >people >> >> >> voted >> >> >> > in the same state elections as everyone else. So, if it did >happened >> >or >> >> >> > didn't, we were still a part of the state during all of those >years >> >> >during >> >> >> > the War and afterward. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Dade County has the nickname as being "The Independant State of >Dade" >> >or >> >> >> > "The Lost State of Dade". >> >> >> > >> >> >> > People born in the county during those years are still considered >to >> >> >have >> >> >> > been born in Georgia. The only thing that happened to our records >> >were >> >> >the >> >> >> > trying to survive courthouse fires... April 1853 and 21 Nov 1863 >and >> >> >maybe >> >> >> a >> >> >> > contained fire the latter part of the 1890's. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > If anyone is interested in the complete story, I will be glad to >post >> >> >it. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Sue >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> >> > From: <[email protected]> >> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:33 AM >> >> >> > Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > Thanks, Sue, I should have told her you were the one she needed >to >> >> >talk >> >> >> to >> >> >> > > - BTW, did you know that Dade County seceded (sp) from the Union >> >and >> >> >> > became >> >> >> > > the State of Dade until about 1945 (would have to chek my info), >> >what >> >> >is >> >> >> > > the status of all those born and married there during that >period - >> >> >> > > delilah evans/avans >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > At 21:43 3/5/01 -0600, you wrote: >> >> >> > > >Thanks, I just need the blanks filled in where info is missing. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >At 07:13 AM 3/5/01 -0500, you wrote: >> >> >> > > >>what kind of help do you need? - I am a new subscriber to >> >GADADE, >> >> >my >> >> >> > dad >> >> >> > > >>was born on Durham Rd, Walker Cty - his parents and >grandparents >> >> >were >> >> >> > from >> >> >> > > >>there, his grandparents were married in Trenton - they worked >for >> >> >the >> >> >> > > >>Durham Coal and Mining Co. If I can help, let me know, I live >in >> >> >South >> >> >> > Ga. >> >> >> > > >>delilah evans/avans >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >>At 23:06 3/4/01 -0600, you wrote: >> >> >> > > >> >I am developing a website for Georgia Counties and >> >> >> > > >> >need someone that is familiar with this counties information >to >> >> >take >> >> >> a >> >> >> > > look >> >> >> > > >> >and see if anything needs to be corrected or added. >Especially >> >the >> >> >> > > >> >Local Genealogical Societies. Its located at >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> >http://segenealogy.com/georgia/gacnty08.htm >> >> >> > > >> >Thanks in advance. >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> >Becky >> >> >> > > >> >Southeastern Genealogy Online >> >> >> > > >> >www.segenealogy.com >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > > >> >Visit the USGenWeb Dade County site >> >> >> > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadade/index.htm >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >>==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > > >>Find any good research materials or websites lately? >> >> >> > > >>Please share... >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > > >Resubmit your queries periodically to reach new listmembers. >> >> >> > > >Approximately 12 new people subscribe each month. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > > GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest >> >> >> > > in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; >> >> >> > > Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are >invited >> >> >> > > to join as well. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> > GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest >> >> >> > in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; >> >> >> > Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited >> >> >> > to join as well. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> For questions or comments regarding the GADADE list, >> >> >> please contact Carla Cegielski: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> >GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest >> >> >in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; >> >> >Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited >> >> >to join as well. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >> The GADADE mail list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical >> >> Data Cooperative. RootsWeb supports free genealogical resources >> >> on the Internet. Check it out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >> > >> > >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> >GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest >> >in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; >> >Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited >> >to join as well. >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >> For questions or comments regarding the GADADE list, >> please contact Carla Cegielski: [email protected] >> > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== >Visit the USGenWeb Dade County site >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadade/index.htm > >

Durham Road runs east/west... from Highway 157 (east side of the mountain) to Scenic Highway (west side of the mountain). Over half of Durham Road is in Walker County. The tree that was pointed out to me as being the hanging tree was in Walker Co but there could have very well been two. I know who Mr Harmon is and have talked with him. He is a very interesting man to talk with. The commissary and most of the mining buildings were in Walker Co, near the Dade Co line. Except for slag piles there isn't anything there now. As heavily wooded as it is, it is hard to believe it was once a busy mining town with houses everywhere. There was a railroad that carried the coal from these mines, northward around Lula Lake. It then made a "U" turn at the east brow running south, then southeast off the mountain. From there it finally ended up in Chickamauga at the coke ovens. When we were growing up in Chattanooga Valley we would hike to the top of the mountain, walk the old railroad to Lula Lake just to spend the afternoon swimming. It was a lot of fun and I wish children now could do things like that. This was really OT. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > I think the one they were referring to was in Dade Cty - is there more than > one, I understood it was on Durham Rd at the block house - which belongs to > another of my Evans family (or used to) - there is a man who lives on > Durham Rd (Corez Harmon) I talked a long time to him, he used to work for > my grandfathers brother, "Lack", he showed me all around and said if I came > back he would take me down into the woods, he knew a lot about that area - > we picked blackberries off the vine, he showed me whre the old home place > used to be and some of the entrances to the mines - > delilah evans > > > > > At 09:12 3/8/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Delilah, You're right, the tree is still there on Durham Rd (Walker Co) or > >it was a year or so ago. I haven't paid much attention going through there > >in recent months. > > > >Sue > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:04 PM > >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > > > > > >> The one i was referrring to is on Durham Rd in Walker Cy > >> delilah evans > >> > >> > >> > >> At 19:30 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >Delilah, > >> > > >> >There was a "hanging tree" and I think it is still there or at least that > >is > >> >what I've been told. Durham is part Walker Co and part Dade Co... most of > >it > >> >especially where the mine openings were would be in Walker Co. > >> > > >> >The hanging tree Paul may be strung from is in Trenton in the valley. > >> > :o) > >> > > >> >Sue > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: <[email protected]> > >> >To: <[email protected]> > >> >Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:02 AM > >> >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> > > >> > > >> >> When I was visiting on Durham Rd - it was mentioned that the 'hanging > >> >tree' > >> >> was still there - although I guess I missed it > >> >> delilah evans > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> At 08:02 3/7/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >> >Hi Paul, I think maybe the "hanging tree" might still be in Trenton > >too. > >> >> > > >> >> >Sue > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >From: Paul R.L. Vance <[email protected]> > >> >> >To: <[email protected]> > >> >> >Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 11:14 PM > >> >> >Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> OK Sue: Post the story. > >> >> >> Do you mean to post the article by Dr. Merton Coulter, Georgia > >> >Historian, > >> >> >> ha. Bet you don't dare. > >> >> >> Anyway, his article is in the library at Trenton, I know, I gave it > >to > >> >the > >> >> >> library. > >> >> >> Also, are you going to post the court records of Dade for the years > >> >right > >> >> >> after the Civil War when the citizens were begging for aid from the > >> >state. > >> >> >> Doesn't read like they considered themselves Free. > >> >> >> Or are you going to point out how many of those veterans got > >pensions > >> >from > >> >> >> the state of Georgia. > >> >> >> Old stories die hard regardless of who made them up or how totally > >> >> >illogical > >> >> >> they may be. > >> >> >> Paul > >> >> >> Bet this means I have to slip in and out of the county now. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> From: "Beverly Forrester" <[email protected]> > >> >> >> To: <[email protected]> > >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:02 PM > >> >> >> Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hi Delilah, > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Well, if you ask some of older native Dade Countians this question > >> >you > >> >> >> will > >> >> >> > probably hear the story about Uncle Bob Tatum. Uncle Bob Tatum > >made > >> >the > >> >> >> > firey peech in the house during the beginning of the Civil War > >that > >> >if > >> >> >the > >> >> >> > state of Georgia didn't secede from the union then Dade County > >would > >> >> >> secede > >> >> >> > from the state of Georgia. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > As the story goes, he then came home, called the men together and > >> >they > >> >> >> voted > >> >> >> > for Dade County to secede from the state. After the War was over > >it > >> >was > >> >> >> > sorta of forgotten about until 1945 when Dade Co decided to return > >to > >> >> >the > >> >> >> > state of Georgia. There was a big to do over it and it was > >broadcast > >> >> >> around > >> >> >> > the world via radio... we're talking about a major celebration > >here. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > However, no records have ever been found to prove that Dade County > >> >> >> actually > >> >> >> > did secede from the State. Really, people have combed state > >records > >> >> >trying > >> >> >> > to prove it was all a made up story. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > There was a Robert Tatum and he was either in the house or senate > >> >> >during > >> >> >> > the beginning of the Civil War. Personally, I think it is a > >wonderful > >> >> >> story > >> >> >> > and don't know if it happened or not. There was so much confusion > >> >during > >> >> >> > that time period it could have happened and not recorded as I sure > >> >many > >> >> >> > things were not. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > The state of Georgia built the road across Lookout Mountain during > >> >the > >> >> >> late > >> >> >> > 1930's, early 1940's plus the schools received state money and > >people > >> >> >> voted > >> >> >> > in the same state elections as everyone else. So, if it did > >happened > >> >or > >> >> >> > didn't, we were still a part of the state during all of those > >years > >> >> >during > >> >> >> > the War and afterward. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Dade County has the nickname as being "The Independant State of > >Dade" > >> >or > >> >> >> > "The Lost State of Dade". > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > People born in the county during those years are still considered > >to > >> >> >have > >> >> >> > been born in Georgia. The only thing that happened to our records > >> >were > >> >> >the > >> >> >> > trying to survive courthouse fires... April 1853 and 21 Nov 1863 > >and > >> >> >maybe > >> >> >> a > >> >> >> > contained fire the latter part of the 1890's. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > If anyone is interested in the complete story, I will be glad to > >post > >> >> >it. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Sue > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> >> > From: <[email protected]> > >> >> >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:33 AM > >> >> >> > Subject: Re: [GADADE] Can someone help with county info? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > Thanks, Sue, I should have told her you were the one she needed > >to > >> >> >talk > >> >> >> to > >> >> >> > > - BTW, did you know that Dade County seceded (sp) from the Union > >> >and > >> >> >> > became > >> >> >> > > the State of Dade until about 1945 (would have to chek my info), > >> >what > >> >> >is > >> >> >> > > the status of all those born and married there during that > >period - > >> >> >> > > delilah evans/avans > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > At 21:43 3/5/01 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> >> > > >Thanks, I just need the blanks filled in where info is missing. > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > >At 07:13 AM 3/5/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >> >> > > >>what kind of help do you need? - I am a new subscriber to > >> >GADADE, > >> >> >my > >> >> >> > dad > >> >> >> > > >>was born on Durham Rd, Walker Cty - his parents and > >grandparents > >> >> >were > >> >> >> > from > >> >> >> > > >>there, his grandparents were married in Trenton - they worked > >for > >> >> >the > >> >> >> > > >>Durham Coal and Mining Co. If I can help, let me know, I live > >in > >> >> >South > >> >> >> > Ga. > >> >> >> > > >>delilah evans/avans > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >>At 23:06 3/4/01 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >I am developing a website for Georgia Counties and > >> >> >> > > >> >need someone that is familiar with this counties information > >to > >> >> >take > >> >> >> a > >> >> >> > > look > >> >> >> > > >> >and see if anything needs to be corrected or added. > >Especially > >> >the > >> >> >> > > >> >Local Genealogical Societies. Its located at > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >http://segenealogy.com/georgia/gacnty08.htm > >> >> >> > > >> >Thanks in advance. > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >Becky > >> >> >> > > >> >Southeastern Genealogy Online > >> >> >> > > >> >www.segenealogy.com > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> > > >> >Visit the USGenWeb Dade County site > >> >> >> > > >> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadade/index.htm > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > >>==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> > > >>Find any good research materials or websites lately? > >> >> >> > > >>Please share... > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> > > >Resubmit your queries periodically to reach new listmembers. > >> >> >> > > >Approximately 12 new people subscribe each month. > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> > > GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest > >> >> >> > > in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; > >> >> >> > > Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are > >invited > >> >> >> > > to join as well. > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> > GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest > >> >> >> > in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; > >> >> >> > Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited > >> >> >> > to join as well. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >> For questions or comments regarding the GADADE list, > >> >> >> please contact Carla Cegielski: [email protected] > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> >GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest > >> >> >in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; > >> >> >Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited > >> >> >to join as well. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >> The GADADE mail list is sponsored by the RootsWeb Genealogical > >> >> Data Cooperative. RootsWeb supports free genealogical resources > >> >> on the Internet. Check it out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> >GADADE is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest > >> >in the Dade County, GA area. Researchers for Walker County, GA; > >> >Marion County, TN; and Dekalb and Jackson Counties, AL are invited > >> >to join as well. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >> For questions or comments regarding the GADADE list, > >> please contact Carla Cegielski: [email protected] > >> > > > > > >==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > >Visit the USGenWeb Dade County site > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadade/index.htm > > > > > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > Resubmit your queries periodically to reach new listmembers. > Approximately 12 new people subscribe each month. >

Sue, on behalf of all of us GADADE-L list users, I must thank you for all of the interesting information you are providing. Thank you SO much! Those of us who have not been fortunate enough to visit our Dade County, but ARE fortunate enough to have ancestors who lived there, are thankful for you. We appreciate your kindness to share your information with us and enlighten us to facts that will never be found in "vital records". THANK YOU!...Jo T. Basden<<<John Henry & Martha Ann Wakefield Basden<David and Anna Rouse Basden - all of Dade County. Beverly Forrester wrote: > Durham Road runs east/west... from Highway 157 (east side of the mountain) > to Scenic Highway (west side of the mountain). Over half of Durham Road is > in Walker County. The tree that was pointed out to me as being the hanging > tree was in Walker Co but there could have very well been two. > > I know who Mr Harmon is and have talked with him. He is a very interesting > man to talk with. > > The commissary and most of the mining buildings were in Walker Co, near the > Dade Co line. Except for slag piles there isn't anything there now. As > heavily wooded as it is, it is hard to believe it was once a busy mining > town with houses everywhere. > > There was a railroad that carried the coal from these mines, northward > around Lula Lake. It then made a "U" turn at the east brow running south, > then southeast off the mountain. From there it finally ended up in > Chickamauga at the coke ovens. > > When we were growing up in Chattanooga Valley we would hike to the top of > the mountain, walk the old railroad to Lula Lake just to spend the afternoon > swimming. It was a lot of fun and I wish children now could do things like > that. > > This was really OT. > > Sue