Chattanooga history: Patten's story tells of scenic area, dirty town | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Elizabeth Bryan Patten, longtime leader in historic preservation and beautification, in her 1959 "A History of Summertown on Waldens Ridge," wrote of the early years of the valley below starting with its opening to settlers following the Hiwassee Purchase of 1819.
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