Celebrate the Fourth with a Parade of Resources from Special Collections

Reynard Regenstreif-Harms
July 1, 2018

Our nation will be turning 242 years old on Wednesday! Take a look back at parades through Chattanooga celebrating Fourths of July from years past with UTC Special Collections. For more information on the rich cultural history resources available at UTC, please visit the Special Collections Home Page.

Daughters of Rebekah float in the 1876 Chattanooga Fourth of July Parade. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Children riding in a wagon decorated with American flags in the 1876 Chattanooga Fourth of July parade. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

The 1890 Fourth of July parade down Market Street in Chattanooga. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

The 1890 Fourth of July parade down Market Street near 9th Street (9th Street was renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard in 1981) in Chattanooga. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.

Men leading horses pulling a float in during a parade in front of 619 Market Street in Chattanooga in the early 20th Century. Street car tracks are visible next to the float. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.