Watch the lighting of the Christmas Star on Mount Rachel at the Crown Gardens & Archives on Friday, Dec. 1. Start your visit at the 1840 Hamilton House, 701 Chattanooga Ave., and learn about Rachel Hamilton, original resident of the house and the woman for whom Mount Rachel is named. Then walk down the sidewalk to the archives and enjoy Christmas caroling led by the Mount Rachel Baptist Church choir.
In partnership with Dalton Utilities’ lighting of the Christmas Star on Mount Rachel, the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society hosts this event annually. The house will be open for tours beginning at 3 p.m. Dalton Utilities will light the star around 5:20 just before sundown.
The event is free, and the public is invited. Donations are welcome to continue the preservation of the Hamilton House, the oldest house in Dalton.