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4) Taking the old mountain road: the Lookout Mountain Turnpike and its possessor, Harriet L. Whiteside
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Gary Jenkins
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
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Video Ideas Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
This video discusses and describes Lookout Mountain and Ruby Falls. Lookout Mountain is the site of the last battle of the revolution, and the historic Battle above the clouds in 1863. In caverns reaching 1,120 feet beneath Lookout Mountain, Ruby Falls drops 145 feet in breathtaking display, surrounded by magnificent formations of onyx stalagmites and stalactites.
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Around two hundred million years ago, geological forces produced an expansive grove of rocky caverns and outcroppings atop Lookout Mountain. It was not until the twentieth century, however, that this awe-inspiring citadel evolved into a nationally recognized tourist attraction when Garnet Carter and his wife, Frieda, developed the natural marvel into the Rock City Gardens we know today, an enchanted tribute to fairytales and a breathtaking homage...