Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association

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Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association The Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association was formed on September 22, 2015. Our mission is to preserve Soddy, Daisy and Montlake history.

The Soddy, Daisy and Montlake Historical Association was officially formed on September 22, 2015. This area has a long and interesting history. We are documenting our story to include American Indians, early settlers, coal mining, local potteries, hosiery mills and local family histories. You can help us collect artifacts and information which will be used for a museum which will be built in the Soddy-Daisy area soon. Please consider becoming a member of the historical association as soon as membership becomes available. Also, once the museum is opened for all to see, many people will be needed to help prepare the exhibits as well as keep the museum open for all to enjoy. We may be the officers and directors, but it will take all of us along with general public to make this truly a success. We hope we can count on you! Let us know if you would like to become a member of the historical association or if you have items of local history that may be worthy for display in a museum. Please contact Steve Smith @ [email protected] . Officers are Tom Levi, Roger Downs, William Shadwick, Scott Brogdon, Sheila Nelson, Jacob Smith, Lewis Grayson & Steve Smith

Friday night Bluegrass – November 6thJoin us as we welcome Cannon Creek Bluegrass Band on the porch of Poe's Tavern 6:30...
10/22/2026

Friday night Bluegrass – November 6th
Join us as we welcome Cannon Creek Bluegrass Band on the porch of Poe's Tavern 6:30pm-9pm. Enjoy the music of this five-member band that plays traditional bluegrass and gospel music as well music from other genres and artists. Come hungry because there will be a number of vendors there. The list of vendors includes Chattanooga Rising, Brillo Beans Roasting Co., Mamaw's Fried Pies & More and Sweet Treats.

A week or so ago, we posted a series of photos taken from a map of dams with locks that were discussed by the Fedeeral G...
10/21/2026

A week or so ago, we posted a series of photos taken from a map of dams with locks that were discussed by the Fedeeral Govenrment on the Tennesse River in 1910 from above Knoxville to Chattanooga. One of those dams was to be located not far from the mouth of Soddy Creek. Did you know the goverment had already built a dam that crossed the river just north of Soddy Creek as early as 1876? This original map shows the location of that dam and the locations of numerous rock shoals in the area. As you can see from the map, there was a very large island that was at the mouth of Soddy Creek. It was estimated to be as big as 40 acres. The size would differ after a flood of the island. The island consisted mainly of top soil from numerous farms that were along the river above Soddy Creek. Locals that could remember the island before it was covered with water behind the Chickamauga Dam, says it would grow some of the finest corn of anywhere in the area. But, there was a pupose for the government to want a dam in this area. We are not sure when the first dam was built, but this area was very important to both sides during the American Civil War. In the fall of 1863, Union Calvary along with some infantry dug in here to prevent Confederate troops moving from Knoxville to Chattanooga. There remains a trench and three cannon emplacements there from the Union protecting this stretch of rIver. The reason for the dam, seen on the map above the third island, was the steamboats traveling the river had to have a depth of 3 feet of water to prevent dragging the bottom of the boat causing it to sink. Soddy local, David Newton McGill, was the foreman of a group of men, in the 1870's that constantly worked around the island to maintain this water depth. He kept a ledger of this work and this includes a number of invoices of material purchased from various businesses in Chattanooga.

This is a photo given to us to add to the Good Old Days Museum colletion of WWI photo of men from the Soddy, Daisy or th...
10/19/2026

This is a photo given to us to add to the Good Old Days Museum colletion of WWI photo of men from the Soddy, Daisy or the mountains around our area. On the left is Sam Williams and Willie Morgan is on the right. These two were from Daisy and they were also cousins. We have Willie Morgan's WWI uniform, the one in the 2nd photo, on display at the Good Old Days Museum. We are now up to 149 WWII photos on display at the museum also. Do you possibly have a photo os someone in your family from either Soddy or Daisy that are not on the wall? Please bring one by and let us make a copy or you can email the photo to [email protected]. We would like to reach 200 WWII photos before we close for the season on December December 12, 2016. Will you help us?

An annual tradition returns to Poe's Tavern Historical Park in Soddy-Daisy next to city hall. -----• Food from the ‘Chuc...
10/19/2026

An annual tradition returns to Poe's Tavern Historical Park in Soddy-Daisy next to city hall.
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• Food from the ‘Chuckwagon’
• TWRA on site with a collection of pelts from local animals for the kids to see and feel.
• SPURRED WEST: A dedicated group of individuals committed to promoting Wild West history through well-researched reenactments and living history displays. They tell the often-forgotten stories of Southerners and their significant contributions to the American West.
• Mountain Men encampment
• Trail of Tears history with Carlos Wilson
• Information on medicinal herbs and flowers
• Children's games
• Kid-friendly animals
• Oak Street ‘Trinity Train’
• Quilt display
• Basket making
• Spoon carvers
• Old guns
• Open fire cooking in the reproduction Poe's Tavern.
• 1877 apple c***r press
• 100 + year old corn sheller to shell corn, crack the corn, and feed it to chickens.
• Blacksmiths
• Soap makers

Tomorrow, even if it is going to be cool, we will be performing double duty. We will be at the Hughes Family Farm on F...
10/16/2026

Tomorrow, even if it is going to be cool, we will be performing double duty. We will be at the Hughes Family Farm on Flattop Mountain from 9am to 5pm, and we will have the Good Old Days Museum open from 9am to 4pm. We hope you will stop by the museum then head to the mountain to check out what will be going on there. We will have our 149 year-old apple press making apple juice and also we have a corn sheller that is over 100 year-old. The kids will shell the corn, crack the corn, then feed it to chickens. Hope to see you at one if not both activities tomorrow. The Museum will be open today from 9 to 4 as well.

Mark your 2027 calendar now for the Cruise-In. Hosted by the Soddy, Daisy & Montlake Historical Association.
10/15/2026

Mark your 2027 calendar now for the Cruise-In. Hosted by the Soddy, Daisy & Montlake Historical Association.

Who remembers the days when Soddy-Daisy had its own radio station? For a number of years you could get the Chattanooga ...
10/14/2026

Who remembers the days when Soddy-Daisy had its own radio station? For a number of years you could get the Chattanooga Lookouts games. Who were the announcers on this station? How long did we have the station?

Pioneer Day 2026 - Saturday, November 7th 9am-4pm9835 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379--------------------An annual t...
10/13/2026

Pioneer Day 2026 - Saturday, November 7th 9am-4pm
9835 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379
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An annual tradition returns to Poe's Tavern Historical Park in Soddy-Daisy next to city hall.
• Food from the ‘Chuckwagon’
• TWRA on site with a collection of pelts from local animals for the kids to see and feel.
• SPURRED WEST: A dedicated group of individuals committed to promoting Wild West history through well-researched reenactments and living history displays. They tell the often-forgotten stories of Southerners and their significant contributions to the American West.
• Mountain Men encampment
• Trail of Tears history with Carlos Wilson
• Information on medicinal herbs and flowers
• Children's games
• Kid-friendly animals
• Oak Street ‘Trinity Train’
• Quilt display
• Basket making
• Spoon carvers
• Old guns
• Open fire cooking in the reproduction Poe's Tavern.
• 1877 apple c***r press
• 100 + year old corn sheller to shell corn, crack the corn, and feed it to chickens.
• Blacksmiths
• Soap makers

This is an interesting map recently discovered that shows in 1910 the Federal Government had proposed three dams with lo...
10/12/2026

This is an interesting map recently discovered that shows in 1910 the Federal Government had proposed three dams with locks to be constructed between Dayton, Tn. and Chattanooga. On the second map shows the location of dam #2. That dam would have been near the mouth of Soddy Creek on the Tennessee River.

Pioneer Day 2026 - Saturday, November 7th 9am-4pm9835 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379An annual tradition returns to ...
10/09/2026

Pioneer Day 2026 - Saturday, November 7th 9am-4pm
9835 Dayton Pike Soddy-Daisy, TN. 37379

An annual tradition returns to Poe's Tavern Historical Park in Soddy-Daisy next to city hall.
• Food from the ‘Chuckwagon’
• TWRA on site with a collection of pelts from local animals for the kids to see and feel.
• SPURRED WEST: A dedicated group of individuals committed to promoting Wild West history through well-researched reenactments and living history displays. They tell the often-forgotten stories of Southerners and their significant contributions to the American West.
• Mountain Men encampment
• Trail of Tears history with Carlos Wilson
• Information on medicinal herbs and flowers
• Children's games
• Kid-friendly animals
• Oak Street ‘Trinity Train’
• Quilt display
• Basket making
• Spoon carvers
• Old guns
• Open fire cooking in the reproduction Poe's Tavern.
• 1877 apple c***r press
• 100 + year old corn sheller to shell corn, crack the corn, and feed it to chickens.
• Blacksmiths
• Soap makers

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Soddy-Daisy, TN
37379

Opening Hours

Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

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(423) 718-0528

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