Record #:

6562

Author(s):

Johnson, Randy

Abstract:

Many people think theme park when they hear the words Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, but there actually was a Tweetsie Railroad. Johnson discusses the line that linked Eastern Tennessee with Western North Carolina in the 19th- and 20th-centuries and what lead to its demise.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 5, July 1980, p60-62, il

Subject(s):

Railroads--History; Tweetsie Railroad (Blowing Rock)