Twenty years ago, Federal legislation created the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District, adding the Bend to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Now, National Park Partners has launched a "Save the Bend" campaign - after the Tennessee State Building Commission authorized construction of a new mental health institute on the Bend.
For the past three years, we have brought you stories from the students of Rising Rock - a multimedia storytelling class here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Next month, we’ll share the upcoming showcase of Rising Rock stories from this semester on an entire episode of “Scenic Roots.”