Ooltewah

History

Ooltewah was the county seat of James County, a former Tennessee county that went bankrupt in 1919 and was subsequently incorporated into Hamilton County. The former James County Courthouse located in the square in downtown Ooltewah is the community's major landmark. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Alfred Cate (1822–1871), a resident of Ooltewah, was a prominent Southern Unionist and leader in the East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy. Cate and his men destroyed three Chattanooga-area railroad bridges on the night of November 8, 1861, in hopes of paving the way for a Union invasion of East Tennessee. On November 24, 1863, the 4th Michigan Cavalry entered Ooltewah and captured seventeen Confederates, including two officers, and destroyed a train of four wagons. On the next day, the 4th Michigan Cavalry destroyed the Ooltewah railroad bridge, burned 4,000 pounds of flour, and captured a Confederate Lieutenant Colonel before moving on to Cleveland before nightfall.

Geography

Ooltewah is located at (35.066834, -85.081421). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Ooltewah High School
  High · Ooltewah · 1,266 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• East Hamilton High School
  High · Ooltewah · 1,265 students · 66.6:1 ratio
• East Brainerd Elementary
  Elementary · Chattanooga · 1,215 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Harrison Elementary
  Elementary · Chattanooga · 1,013 students · 18.8:1 ratio
• East Hamilton Middle School
  Middle · Apison · 1,007 students · 18:1 ratio
• Ooltewah Elementary
  Elementary · Ooltewah · 874 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts
  Other · Chattanooga · 792 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Central High School
  High · Harrison · 749 students · 13.1:1 ratio