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Hidden in Plain Sight: Chattanooga's History is Everywhere - Martin Hotel Edition

In 1906, attorney Richard Kimball came to own the lot where the lawn of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center stands today. Kimball entrusted Robert Martin, an African American former porter of the local railroads, to build

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