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Rock City (attraction)

Tourist attraction in Lookout Mountain, Georgia

34°58′26″N85°20′55″W / 34.97389°N 85.34861°W / 34.97389; -85.34861

Rock City is a tourist attraction on Lookout Mountain in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Opened in May 1932 (92 years ago) (1932-05), the attraction gained prominence after owners Garnet and Frieda Carter hired Clark Byers in 1935 to paint "See Rock City" barn advertisements throughout the Southeast and MidwestUnited States; Byers painted over 900 barn roofs and walls, in 19 states, by 1969.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Since its earliest days, Rock City has claimed that it is possible to see seven states from a particular spot (Lover's Leap) in Rock City; a scientist at the University of Tennessee, when asked to prove the issue in 2007, pointed out that the claim refers to seeing mountains and other high points in many of these other states, adding that the claim was made long before the air pollution associated with the proliferation of automobiles and coal-fired power plants, and sum

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Our History

Rock City Gardens’ history as a world-famous tourist attraction dates back to the days of the Great Depression, but its history as a geological marvel of nature reaches back several thousands of years before that.

The 1800s

Historical evidence shows that Native Americans inhabited Lookout Mountain. It was in 1823 that two missionaries, Daniel S. Butrick and William Chamberlain, arrived in the area to minister to the Indians. On August 28, 1823, Reverend Butrick made an entry in his diary describing “a citadel of rocks,” atop the mountain, noting the immense size of the boulders and stating that they were arranged in such a way “as to afford streets and lanes.”

By the time the Civil War reached the slopes of Lookout Mountain, more and more people had discovered what was already being called “the Rock City.” During the famous battle of Lookout Mountain, both a Union officer and a Confederate nurse speculated in separate diary entries that one could see seven states from atop the summit. Rock City remained well known to hikers and geol

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There are 3 bands named Rock City.

Band 1:
Rock City was formed in Memphis in the late 1960's and was one of Chris Bell's pre-Big Star bands whose personnel had also included Terry Manning, Thomas Eubanks, Steve Rhea, Vance Alexander, Richard Rosebrough, and future Big Star members Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel, and eventually Alex Chilton. Recordings from the late 1960s and early 1970s by these groups are included on the Rock City and Rockin' Memphis 1960s–1970s Vol. 1 albums released on Lucky Seven/Rounder Records in 2003.

Band 2:
Melbourne Australia's very own Rock City are made up of Lee Harding, Aaron Bateman, Fabian Mcloy, Mick Spencer and Chris 'Chucks' Evans. They came together afta Lee's previous band Bedrock split after his contract with SonyBMG came to an abrubt end. Rock City's very first single was titled "Little Man" and it's about Mick's son who was very ill. Rock City's sound is 80's rock remaniscent of bands such as Guns'n'Roses and Motley Crue with a hint of blues. They released their