East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Depot - 1A 134
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vhasler
N 36° 18.895 W 082° 21.173
17S E 378551 N 4019727
Tweetsie Railroad Depot on line between Johnson City TN, and Boone, NC
Waymark Code: WM55TK
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
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Sign text: Constructed in 1891 as a union depot for the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad (nicknamed "Tweetsie") and the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad, the building served as a passenger railway terminal until 1940. From 1912 until 1940, it served ET & WNC only. The narrow gauge ET & WNC Railroad was a construction marvel along its mountainous 60-mile route between Johnson City, Tennessee and Boone, North Carolina.
Marker Name: East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Depot
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker Number: 1A 134
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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