Chattanoogans share fond memories of the old park
Regardless of what happens to Ghost Town in the Sky, it evokes happy memories from Times Free Press readers who were asked about it on the newspaper’s Facebook page. Roughly 100 readers commented.
› “Went there two or three times when I was little,” wrote Chuck Johnson, a Tennessee Valley Authority retiree. “Probably late ’60s. Gunfight in the streets scared me. Then watching the stunt cowboys fall off buildings when they got shot was amazing to me.”
› “I still have my Indian feather headdress that came from Ghost Town in the Sky,” wrote Randall Eugene Oliver, of Varnell, Ga. “I remember going and have always wanted to take my son.”
› “We went many years ago. Still have the Western photo we got taken. It really was fun,” wrote Andrea Mercer of Rock Spring, Ga.
› “I think the best memories are me being able to take my grandson multiple times before they announced they were closing again. He was able to make friends with many of the gunfighters and staff. He has a harmonica that
was given to him on the last day they were open,” Rocelia Kay Patterson, of Trenton, Ga., wrote.
› “I loved this place. I wish they would reopen it so I could take my grand babies,” wrote Susan Worley, Rock Spring, Ga.
› “Was there when I was little. Really liked it. Gunfight in street was scary,” wrote Freida Swearengin Hill, who graduated in 1969 from Rossville High School and lives in Manchester, Tenn.