Hammer and Steel: The Story of John HenryHammer and Steel: The Story of John Henry
Railroads played a crucial role in the development of Appalachia, but the construction of these vital links to the world was no easy feat. Today we go on the road
Railroads played a crucial role in the development of Appalachia, but the construction of these vital links to the world was no easy feat. Today we go on the road
After the Civil War, the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, decided to invest in a railroad to Cumberland Gap and Middlesborough. The first train to travel on that railroad from Knoxville
After the end of the Civil War a railroad was built to haul iron ore from the Cranberry mines in North Carolina down to a foundry in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Building a railroad in Appalachia after the Civil War was always a hard, back-breaking effort. But in the very rugged mountains of Western North Carolina, which contained the tallest mountains