What to see in America . 214 ^^Tiat to See in America. Ledges of Lookout Mountain Mountain, over 2000 feethigh, rises south of the cityand commands a view intoseven states. This mountainwas the scene of the Battleabove the Clouds, Novem-ber 24, 1863. A few milesaway is Missionary Ridge,where was fought, onl}^ a daylater, one of the bloodiestencounters of the war. Outof 121,000 men engaged,35,000 were killed or is the chief cityof eastern Tennessee. Thir-teen miles to the southwestis Lowes Ferry, where Ad-miral Farragut was born in 1801. At the outbreak of theCivil War every e
What to see in America . 214 ^^Tiat to See in America. Ledges of Lookout Mountain Mountain, over 2000 feethigh, rises south of the cityand commands a view intoseven states. This mountainwas the scene of the Battleabove the Clouds, Novem-ber 24, 1863. A few milesaway is Missionary Ridge,where was fought, onl}^ a daylater, one of the bloodiestencounters of the war. Outof 121,000 men engaged,35,000 were killed or is the chief cityof eastern Tennessee. Thir-teen miles to the southwestis Lowes Ferry, where Ad-miral Farragut was born in 1801. At the outbreak of theCivil War every effort was made by his fellow Southrons toinduce him to join the Secession forces, but he refused, say-ing, Mind what I tell you — you fellows will catch thedevil before you get through with this business. Thunderbolt, one of the finest heights in the Great SmokyMountains, can be conveniently visited from the mountain is a reservation containing about 1800Cherokee Indians. Tennessees highest peak is Mt. Guyot,about midway on the easte
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