Paul Carter (1888–1979) was an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

and nearby Lookout Mountain who, along with his father James Inman Carter and brother

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(who also created Rock City and invented

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), developed most of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Through marriage to his second wife, Ann Lupton Carter, Paul became the President over a large

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territory. The Dinkler Hotel Corporation of Atlanta built the original Lookout Mountain Hotel in 1927; Paul Carter was chosen to run it; the building is now owned by Covenant College and named "Carter Hall" in Carter's honor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Paul 20th-century American businesspeople American drink industry businesspeople Coca-Cola people Philanthropists from Tennessee 20th-century American philanthropists Businesspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee 1888 births 1979 deaths