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  2. East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad

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    The East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Transportation Company was chartered by the Tennessee General Assembly on May 24, 1866. Lack of financial backing led to the venture's failure, and the railroad was abandoned in 1874. The Cranberry Iron Company acquired the line between 1876 and 1879, and designated the railroad one of its subsidiaries.

  3. East Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    East Tennessee is located within three major geological divisions of the Appalachian Mountains: the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with North Carolina in the east; the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (usually called the "Great Appalachian Valley" or "Tennessee Valley") in the center; and the Cumberland Plateau in the west, part of which is in ...

  4. Western North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Many definitions will vary. Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States, with 125 peaks rising to over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in elevation.

  5. East Tennessee Railway - Wikipedia

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    The East Tennessee Railway, L.P. (reporting mark ETRY) is a short line railroad connecting CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway in Johnson City, Tennessee. Since 2005, the railroad has been owned by Genesee and Wyoming , an international operator of short line railroads, as part of its Rail Link group.

  6. Appalachian temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Appalachian temperate rainforest or Appalachian cloud forest is located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States and is among the most biodiverse temperate regions in the world. [5] [7] Centered primarily around Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forests between southwestern Virginia and southwestern North Carolina ...

  7. State of Franklin - Wikipedia

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    The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin, Lost State of Franklin, or the State of Frankland) [a] was an unrecognized proposed state located in present-day East Tennessee, in the United States. Franklin was created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered by North Carolina as a ...

  8. Watauga River - Wikipedia

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    Watauga → Holston → Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico. The Watauga River ( / wəˈtɔːɡə /) [4] is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 78.5 miles (126.3 km) long with its headwaters in Linville Gap to the South Fork Holston River at Boone Lake .

  9. East Tennessee and Western North Carolina 12 - Wikipedia

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    East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad 12. Water cap. /  36.17056°N 81.64750°W  / 36.17056; -81.64750. East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad No. 12, also known as Tweetsie Railroad No. 12, is a narrow-gauge 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive located near Blowing Rock, North Carolina .

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