▁our ▁mer ch ants , ▁business men , ▁and ▁citizens ▁cannot ▁be ▁estimated ." ▁Though ▁the ▁exact ▁death ▁to ll ▁is ▁unknown , ▁many ▁residents ▁in ▁Ch att ano oga ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁were ▁killed . ▁Corps es ▁flo ated ▁through ▁the ▁city ' s ▁flo oded ▁streets , ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁road ▁had ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁fifteen ▁bodies ▁float ▁past ▁in ▁a ▁day . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Bridge , ▁Ch att ano oga ▁city ▁was ▁without ▁a ▁bridge ▁until ▁the ▁Wal nut ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁an ▁an onym ously ▁written ▁article ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Daily ▁American ▁Union ▁saying ▁that ▁city ▁officials ▁had ▁begun ▁planning ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁project ▁that ▁would ▁raise ▁the ▁street ▁level ▁by ▁about ▁one ▁story ▁through ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁this ▁massive ▁project ▁are ▁still ▁notice able ▁to ▁the ▁n aked ▁eye . ▁Dow nt own ▁Ch att ano oga ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁to ps ▁of ▁old ▁windows ▁and ▁doors ▁pro tr ud ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁side walk ▁and ▁what ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁bas ement ▁doors ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁lead ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ch att ano oga ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga , ▁Tennessee ▁ ▁Tennessee ▁River ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Tennessee ▁flo ods ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Flo od ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Category :