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Lookout Mountain Ruby Falls |
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Lookout Mountain Ruby Falls |
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Inside Ruby Falls we saw Potato Chips |
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Ruby Falls |
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Inside Ruby Falls we saw Steak and Potatoes |
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Lookout Mountain Ruby Falls |
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Relaxing after the long trip into the cave |
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My trip to Ruby Falls |
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My trip to Ruby Falls
Our last stop was in Chattanooga at Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain.
We watched a movie, went down an elevator, and then were taken on a guided tour through the caverns to a thundering underground waterfall
Cost $18.95 each
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Lookout Mountain Welcome to Ruby Falls |
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Lookout Mountain The Chattanooga area was firmly controlled by the Chickamauga Indians at the time of The American Revolution. The Cherokee Indian chiefs had signed peace and land treaties with the Colonial settlers. However, a small group of rebellious Cherokees were not in accord with these treaties and continued unabated warfare with the expanding settlers. They were called the Chickamauga's and were led by Chief Dragging Canoe. They were actively supported by the British through local agents and traders. The Government of North Carolina authorized a Military Campaign against them in the summer of 1782, pledging Continental Congressional support. Colonel John Sevier organized a force of some 250 "Nolichucky Riflemen" to pursue the Chickamauga and to rescue captives. On September 20, 1782, after several minor encounters, Sevier and his men engaged the Chickamauga's in a battle high in the Palisades at the north end of Lookout Mountain. The Frontiersmen's accurate rifle fire soon overcame their foes. This was an official Revolutionary War engagement and is considered by many to be the LAST “OVER-MOUNTAIN” BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The preliminary signing of the peace treaty ending the Revolution was on November 30, 1782. |
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Lookout Mountain |
We rode to Fort Payne Alabama to visit the Group Alabama Museum, and Train Depot Museum, and to the city park to see the statues of Teddy Wayne Gentry, Jeffery Alan Cook, Randy Yeuell Owen, and Mark Joel Herndon of the Group Alabama.
The historic markers that I took a picture of were Fort Payne’s Fort, Battle of Wauhatchie, Boom Town, Crown Town in Stevenson, Decatur County, Fort Payne City Park, Sequoyah Marker, The Trail of Tears at Bridgeport, and Willis Town Marker.
We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel in South Pittsburg, we rode over to Chattanooga and we went down into the cave to see Ruby Falls.
Ruby Falls is 145 feet high underground waterfall, that has been named one of the most Incredible Cave Waterfalls on Earth.
It is America's deepest commercial cave and largest underground waterfall.
We went down an elevator shaft to the floor of the cave, where we were taken on a tour, we talked about the formations of the rocks and the grand fanatically was the colorful ruby falls which was small hole where water was coming out.
Some of the rock formations that we saw were Totem Pole, Crystal Chandelier, Donkey Formation,
tobacco leaves, elephant's foot, Steak and Potatoes, Potato Chips, Leaning tower, Dragon's foot, Beehives, Angle's Wings, Niagara Falls, Weight Watchers Lane, and Leo's passage.
Another great day of sightseeing!