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 Johnson City Commercial Historic District - TN Posted by:  vhasler
N 36° 19.023 W 082° 21.067
17S E 378712 N 4019961
Downtown Johnson City was formed around the intersection of the two railroad lines which allowed transportation on the natural resources from the area.
Waymark Code: WM6Q0H
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2009
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Per the secondary weblink below, we learn: "Johnson City was seen as a potential “Pittsburgh of the South.” Northern capitalists sought mineral rights, railway rights-of-ways, and bought thousands of acres during the 1880s to develop raw materials and start new industrial towns with Johnson City, Tennessee being one of the focal points. Johnson City and its booming industrial suburb called Carnegie, grew at a phenomenal rate between 1882 and 1892. However, an unforeseen world-wide depression, the Financial Panic of 1893 forced many major railroads and related industries into bankruptcy. Johnson City went from “boom town” momentum to a land of broken dreams and misfortune in quick fashion."
"In 1906, George L. Carter moved to Johnson City to undertake another ambitious project – the completion of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway" which succeeded in crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains, thus providing east-west transporation of manufactured goods.
The downtown business district is attempting a revitalization key to many older cities. Several shops and eateries pull folks to the old sections. Hands On Museum (Children's Museum Waymark WM5CQ6) is an excellent learning opportunity.
Street address:
Bounded by E. Market St., E. Main St., Tipton St., Buffalo St., Spring St., S. Roan St., and Colonial Way
Johnson City, TN USA
37601
County / Borough / Parish: Washington County
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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