Chattanooga TN Archives - Appalachian History

She had 9 husbands and 10,000 pieces of glassware

Anna Safley Houston (1876-1951) amassed it all single-handedly. Her collection of pitchers alone is thought to be the largest in the world.

William E. Brock’s company wasn’t the first to mass market them in the US. But Brock Candy was well positioned to become a major competitor.

Child labor was common in Tennessee in the late 1800s. Many textile and coal mills in the state employed young children.

New ownership launched an aggressive advertising campaign, and made Ruby Falls into one of Chattanooga’s major tourist attractions.

This letter captures perfectly the gold fever that swept the region shortly after the yellow nuggets were discovered in Alaska’s Yukon.

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