LoS Annual Conference - Chattanooga - Oct
13-14
Friday October 13,
the League of the South will convene its
two-day National
Conference at the Chattanooga Convention Center.
 BRING
THE FAMILY – Chattanooga boasts “The Incline”
Following the War of Northern Aggression,
development on Lookout Mountain was minimal. The four-hour trip up
Whiteside Pike, a toll road, discouraged many people, and the
two-dollar toll discouraged the rest. However, many people were
interested at visiting the peak, in part due to the romanticized
"Battle Above the Clouds" that occurred on the mountain during The
War.
During the railroad boom of the
1880's, speculators decided to develop a hotel on the mountaintop
serviced by a narrow gauge railroad that would run up the
mountain. A second, broad-gauge line and an earlier incline also
competed for passengers.
On November 16, 1895 the railroad
known today simply as "The Incline" opened, rising up the steepest
part of Lookout Mountain. Built by John Crass and the Lookout
Mountain Incline Railway Company this technical marvel boasted an
incline of 72.7% at one point, making it the steepest passenger
Incline in the world. Literally millions of residents and tourists
have taken this ride up to the top of Lookout Mountain. By 1900
the success of this railway closed down all of its competitors.
Originally the cars were made of wood
and powered by huge coal-burning steam engines. Electric power was
used after 1911, and it now uses two 100 horsepower motors. Today
The Incline Railway still attracts people from around the world.
Chattanooga also offers great historical site-seeing with the
8,000 acre Chickamauga-Chattanooga Military Park as well as the
“Battle Above the Clouds” park on Lookout Mountain. It also is
home to the largest fresh-water aquarium in the world. The
ten-story high Tennessee Aquarium is located just blocks away from
the Convention Center. Other fun-times for the family are Rock
City, Ruby Falls, the Hunter Museum, the Southern Belle Riverboat,
and Coolidge Park.
Community v. Empire: Reclaiming What Is Ours
Michael Peroutka, the 2004 Presidential
candidate of the Constitution Party;
Ray McBerry, a candidate in the Republican
primary for Governor of Georgia;
John Chodes, author and play-write;
Michael Hill, President of the League of the
South; and
Dr. Thomas Naylor, co-founder of the Second
Vermont Republic movement.
REGISTER NOW!! Admission fees for the conference are as follows:
Individuals $50 - Couples $75 - Families $100
Checks should be made payable to The League of the South and
mailed to: LS, PO Box 760, Killen, Alabama 35645. You may also
register through PayPal on our website at
http://leagueofthesouth.net. For additional information,
contact Michael Hill, 800 888-3163.
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