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
Water tower at Bigelow Sanford carpet mill in Lyerly 1968
Lyerly School ( built 1912) circa 1930s
W.H. Smith company truck… “Philco radios” circa 1950
Ad in Summerville News promoting buying war bonds in World War One
A lovely unknown lady, from the George Gilbert of Lyerly family collection
Announcing Lyerly School year 1897 in the Summerville News
