Tennessee River Gorge Trust
| Address | 1214 Dartmouth Street |
|---|---|
| City | Chattanooga |
| State / Province | Tennessee |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Postal Code | 37405 |
| info@trgt.org | |
| Website | Link to website |
| Phone | 423.266.0314 |
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The Tennessee River Gorge Trust is the perfect example of what can happen when a small group of thoughtful citizens comes together to change their community for the better. The Trust was founded in 1981 —later incorporated in 1986 — as the result of a dinner party at Adele Hampton’s house on Elder Mountain. Chattanooga-area citizens gathered around her coffee table to discuss the worrisome development of the mountains bordering Chattanooga. Right there in the Hampton’s living room, Chattanoogans decided our mountains are worth protecting. Since then, the cooperation of landowners, TVA, the State of Tennessee and the local community has led the Trust to protect more than 17,000 of the 27,000 acres in the Gorge.
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