The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Ridgeside is rooted in a dairy farm operated by John T. Shepherd in the early 1900s. In 1922, John's son, Paul, began building the "Shepherd Hills" subdivision, which was completed in 1952. Shepherd Hills incorporated as a city with the name "Ridgeside" in 1931, in part to avoid being annexed by rapidly growing Chattanooga.
Police services for the city of Ridgeside is served by the East Ridge Police, although at one time the city had its own police department.
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Nothing in Ridgeside is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ridgeside has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pleasant Garden Cemetery in Chattanooga, 0.2 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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