When the East Tennessee and Virginia Railway line was completed in 1858, dignitaries gathered in celebration as the final spike was hammered into the...
By: Cameron Judd

The “Queen of the Doe” has gracefullly adorned the edge of Elizabethton since 1882, accommodating the weight of pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages,...
By: Lanette Depew

Covering Bristol’s formative years, this is the story of people and events surrounding the rise of this city between two states—the town Joseph R....
By: V.N. Phillips

In the tradition of Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, and Paul Bunyan, Buddy Boy Brooks sails in as a new folk hero to children and parents alike. Born...
By: Glynn Singleton and Carissa Carisse

Following one of the most scenic routes in the country, the Clinchfield Railroad penetrates the most rugged mountain barriers in the eastern United...
By: James A. Goforth

During the Civil War, fully two-thirds of East Tennessee’s citizens remained loyal to the Union. When their state was declared “an independent...
By: William Garrett Piston