Caney Creek Village

The November 10, 2013 meeting of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will feature a documentary of the History of Caney Creek Village by Debbie Moore.. The meeting will be at Crown Gardens and Archives, 715 Chattanooga Avenue in Dalton at 2:30 p.m. Debbie Moore is a native of Bradley County, Tennessee. This was a family project; written and narrated by Debbie, filmed by her son Will and edited by her husband Ron. Original music was written and played by John Cook. The documentary received an Award of Distinction from the East Tennessee Historical Society. The Caney Creek Village was located near Ocoee Powerhouse #2 on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee. The workers of the powerhouse and flume line lived in the isolated mountains but had electricity, concrete sidewalks and indoor plumbing as early as 1912. The village had no road or cars but had a trolley, hotel, school and a tennis court. Six former residents were interviewed to tell the story of the Caney Creek Village. The participants were Ruth Ann Lillard Green, Marilyn Lowe Kirkland, John ?Doc? German, Geraldine Lowe King, the late Margaret Poe Trotter and Troye Moore Linginfelter. Debbie Moore has been an educator for over 30 years and an avid researcher. She has written several family history books and in 2011 wrote Confederate Voices, a book about Confederate soldiers and their families from southeastern Tennessee and North Georgia. Each Saturday, Debbie and Ron host a two-hour long, live history talk show on WOOPfm in Cleveland. The show, Old Town Cleveland has been on the air for over four years. Debbie and her family are now working on a documentary about dirt track racing that will be released in 2014.