New alligator statue at Fountain Square celebrates a bizarre piece of Chattanooga history

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new alligator has quietly appeared at one of Chattanooga’s most recognizable downtown landmarks.

The sculpture at Fountain Square is a nod to one of the city’s strangest forgotten stories: the time Chattanooga kept live alligators in the middle of downtown.

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