Lyerly was the successor to Melville and Glenwood, once thriving communities in the same general area as Lyerly. Angus McLeod is considered the father of Lyerly. In 1888, he donated the land for the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad Depot. The lots for the town were laid out on McLeod’s land and today the city park bears his name. The town is named for Captain Charles A. Lyerly, an influential Chattanooga banker.
Lyerly Photo Archive
Baseball Old textile league players memorial 1980s
Early Cherokee Land lottery deed
Thomas Brewer buys war bonds in Lyerly during WWII
One of 4 Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the county
Chapman Cotton Gin in Lyerly active till the 1960s
Sardis Baptist Church below Lyerly, one of the oldest churchs in the county
