VIEWS OF OLD CATOOSA
According to the book “The Heritage of Morgan County”, the area of Catoosa was settled between 1836 and 1847 with land grants to Josiah Kendrid, Thomas Kendrid, William Summers, Joseph Alley, Thomas Staples and William Howard.Settlers came from North Carolina and later from New Orleans. They built homesteads, cleared the land for farming, raised vegetables for food, cattle for milk, horses for work and riding and sheep and hogs for meat. A school with three rooms was built in 1914 with enrollment growing to about one hundred students. Aboyut 1915 the Barbour Coal and Coke Company started operations.
The flood of 1929 washed the railroad away. In 1950 the state made a wildlife management area out of the Company land.
Courtesy of D.E. Todd – 1933
School Picture Courtesy D.E. Todd
Courtesy of Lisa Gilreath
Thank you for this site. In the picture of the Catoosa Singing School 1913 my Grandfather is sitting in the front row third from left.His name is Ira Demarcus Shadden. I have a couple pictures that were taken in Catoosa and would be glad to send them to you. Thanks again Steve Shadden.
Steve, was just rereading your comments on our 1913 Catoos Saingin group. I have posted the info about your grandfather and it would be wonderful of you to send more photos of Catoosa. Thanks for sharing. Julie
Steve, was just rereading your comments on our 1913 Catoosa Singing group. I have posted the info about your grandfather and it would be wonderful of you to send more photos of Catoosa. Thanks for sharing. Julie