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Johnson City's growth was transformed through development of transportation in East Tennessee. Trails first blazed by migrating buffalo and Native Americans evolved into trails for stagecoaches, tracks for rail lines, and paved roads for automobiles. Henry Johnson realized the potential for the area and took a risk in 1854 when he bought a parcel from Abraham Jobe at the junction of the proposed East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad and the stage road to build a home, store, and depot. The community that arose around this ...

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Johnson City 2019, Arcadia Publishing (SC)

ISBN-13: 9781467129664

Trade paperback

Johnson City 2019, Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540237149

Hardcover