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Old-school engraved artwork of the ridges and river valley at sunrise, with Chattanooga arched across the top and est. 1839 underneath. Printed to order in the USA.
Heavyweight 100% cotton
Classic unisex fit
Printed when you order
What's on this shirt
Old-school engraved artwork in burnt orange: the sun coming up over layered ridges, a sandstone bluff on the left, and the river bending through the valley below. CHATTANOOGA arches across the top, with TENNESSEE · EST. 1839 underneath.
1839 is the year the town was incorporated. Chattanooga got its charter on December 20, 1839, starting with just fifty-three families, the year after Ross's Landing took the name Chattanooga.
Sunrise light over the Tennessee River Gorge, near Chattanooga. Photo: Lazybookwyrm, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gift idea: A good pick for anyone who grew up here and still calls it the Scenic City.
Questions about this shirt
Why does it say est. 1839?
Chattanooga was incorporated on December 20, 1839. The settlement had been known as Ross's Landing until it took the name Chattanooga in 1838.
Where does the name Chattanooga come from?
Most accounts trace it to a Creek phrase meaning "rock coming to a point," a reference to Lookout Mountain.
What sizes and colors does it come in?
Sizes S to 3XL in 12 colors: Black, Natural, Sand, White, Sport Grey, Ash, Light Blue, Navy, Forest Green, Maroon, Military Green, Charcoal. Every size is $29.
How is it made?
Heavyweight 100% cotton, classic unisex fit. Each shirt is printed to order in the USA when you buy it.
Can I return or exchange it?
Each shirt is printed to order, so we can't take returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind. If it arrives misprinted or damaged, tell us within 30 days with a photo and we'll replace or refund it, free. Check the size chart above before you order.
A little Chattanooga history
Native Americans settled the area more than eight thousand years ago, and by around A.D. 1300 it was a center of Mississippian culture. The name most likely comes from a Creek phrase, Chado-na-ugsa, meaning "rock coming to a point," a description of Lookout Mountain jutting toward the river. Cherokee people later controlled the land. In 1815 Cherokee chief John Ross started a trading post, warehouse, and ferry known as Ross's Landing.
Permanent white settlers arrived in the early 1830s and built up Ross's Landing as a trading post on the Tennessee River. In 1838, during the Indian Removal Act, more than 16,000 Cherokees began the Trail of Tears from this area, and that same year the town took the name Chattanooga. The city incorporated on December 20, 1839, starting with just fifty-three families.
Railroads arrived in 1850 and turned Chattanooga into a vital commercial link between the Deep South and the rest of the country. The city became a major hub during the Civil War because of its converging rail lines, and afterward grew into one of the Southeast's largest heavy industrial centers. The Glenn Miller Orchestra later made the city famous nationwide with the song Chattanooga Choo Choo, which won the first gold record in music industry history.
