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Let’s have                                                                                                                                                                                          T OURISM



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                                                                                                                                                                 Nostalgia hearkening to the
                                                                                                                                                                 1800s. Civil War history. The

                                                                                                                                                                 happy twang of country music.
                                                                                                                                  More than                      The comforts of Southern
                                                                                                                                                                 cooking. The sights, sounds
                                                                                                                                  15,000                         and smells of an old-fashioned                              Catoosa


                                                                                                                                  visitors                       amusement park. Baseball as                                 County
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             offers many
                                                                                                                                  come to                        most have never seen it. These                              reasons for
                                                                                                                                                                 can all be found throughout the                             residents
                                                                                                                                  Catoosa                        county, including its friendly                              to stay close
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             to home and
                                                                                                                                  each year                      communities of Fort Oglethorpe                              for visitors
                                                                                                                                                                 and Ringgold.                                               to enjoy a
                                                                                                                                  for our                        The rich heritage of days gone                              slower-paced
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Southern
                                                                                                                                  1890’s Day                     by is on full display at the 1890’s                         environment.

                                                                                                                                                                 Day Jamboree, with Southern
                                                                                                                                  Jamboree.                      gospel music being performed


                                                                                                                                                                 on several stages; band,
                                                                                                                                                                 mandolin, clogging and fiddling
                                                                                                                                                                 contests; a beauty contest; a

                                                                                                                                                                 parade; a wide array of food
                                                                                                                                  By Robert J. Tamasy
                                                                                                                                                                 and handcraft vendors, and a

                                                                                                                                                                 fireworks finale. “It’s a huge
                                                                                                                                                                 event for the entire region,” said
                                                                                                                                                                 Ringgold City Manager Dan

                                                                                                                                                                 Wright, “with activities going
                                                                                                                                                                 on all Memorial Day weekend.”





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