Historical Documents

"Color Bearers During the War Between the States"
by Del Thomasson

Railroad Accident At Ringgold on July 6, 1862

Jim Callaway

Recountng The Career of a Ringgold Baseball Legend

Amateur Baseball in Northwest Georgia

Amateur Baseball flourished in the Tri-State Area between 1925 and the late 1950s, and was a showcase for future minor and major league players.

The Western & Atlantic Railroad

and its relationship to the Ringgold Depot.

The Western & Atlantic Railroad Stops East of Ringgold

A summary of research to date.

The Dixie Cafe & New Dixie Cafe

A historical Downtown Ringgold restaurant.

The Lives of James Harvey Gordon & Caroline McFaddin Gwyn

The Legacy at Gordon Springs.

Larkin Poe

A short time resident of Catoosa County.

Major Presley Yates

1805-1878 of Lewis Fork, NC and Catoosa County, GA.

Ringgold During WWII

Growing up during the 1940s.

Lucinda Felker & Her Benefactors

“The story of a saloon owner turned farmer, a Confederate soldier turned innkeeper and a young slave girl, and how their tangled lives played out in and around a small southern town during and after the Civil War.”

The Cherokee Inn

A legendary Ringgold dining establishment.

Graysville History

Catoosa County Railroads That Never Were

The story of the Western & Atlanic Railroad in Catoosa County represents one of the most historically significant and economically important enterprises in our county. However, there were three other rail enterprises that were conceived and reached various stages of development as projects, which could have added a lot to the history of rails in Catoosa County.