The real beginning of the Town of Signal Mountain started more than 75 years before the town was chartered. In 1842, the Tennessee Legislature authorized Col. Josiah Anderson of Sequatchie Valley to build a road from the valley over Walden’s Ridge to the river port town of Chattanooga. The purpose of this road was to give the farmers in Sequatchie Valley a way to sell their goods downriver, as far as New Orleans.
The side effect of the road, known as Anderson’s Pike, was the establishment of a community on top of the mountain that later gave rise to other communities and finally the Town of Signal Mountain.
On July 20 at 10:30 a.m. in the basement of the Signal Mountain Library, there will be a free presentation by mountain historian James L. Douthat on the development of Anderson Pike and the first settlement along the pike. This is the second historical presentation for the town of Signal Mountain’s 2019 Centennial Celebration. Everyone is welcome at this interesting presentation, and children and young people may gain a new appreciation for their town and surrounding community.
The side effect of the road, known as Anderson’s Pike, was the establishment of a community on top of the mountain that later gave rise to other communities and finally the Town of Signal Mountain.
On July 20 at 10:30 a.m. in the basement of the Signal Mountain Library, there will be a free presentation by mountain historian James L. Douthat on the development of Anderson Pike and the first settlement along the pike. This is the second historical presentation for the town of Signal Mountain’s 2019 Centennial Celebration. Everyone is welcome at this interesting presentation, and children and young people may gain a new appreciation for their town and surrounding community.
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