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Ooltewah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 687 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Census Bureau )〕 It is part of Hamilton County, Tennessee Ooltewah is a wealthier suburb of Chattanooga. The median household income is among one of the highest in Hamilton County. It has been ranked as one of the best places to live in Tennessee. == History == Ooltewah was once the county seat of James County, a former Tennessee county which 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.〔(About Ooltewah and Chattanooga Area ), St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church website, accessed March 7, 2010〕 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.〔Oliver Perry Temple, Mary Boyce Temple (ed.), "(Alfred M. Cate )," ''Notable Men of Tennessee'' (Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), pp. 85-88.〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ooltewah, Tennessee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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