Record #:

13056

Author(s):

Pleasant, Paul

Abstract:

Tweetsie was the nickname given the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railway, which ran between Boone and Johnson City until 1940. The Tweetsie negotiated 66 miles of track carrying almost anything from chestnuts to iron ore. In 1946 the rail was taken up for scrap during the war, but some of her legacy remains as Gene Autry added the last engine to his collection and at least two box cars serve as refreshment stands and diners.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 2, June 1955, p12-13, f

Subject(s):

Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock)

Record #:

13953

Author(s):

Carmichael, Billy, III

Abstract:

Tweetsie, the short, narrow-gauged railroad that has connected Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina for almost 70 years, will be no more after this month.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 19, Oct 1950, p6, 18, f

Subject(s):

Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock); Mountain railroads

Record #:

32989

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

One of the “Cleanest” counties in North Carolina. And if you read on you’ll see just exactly what we mean by the use of that word. The author describes his tour of Watauga lead by one of the county’s old-timers.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 12, Aug 1942, p3-4, 16, il

Subject(s):

Watauga County--Description and travel; Boone--Description and travel; Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock)