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NUMBER 110
Read moreNumber 110 was the flagship stem locomotive of the Little River Railroad. It was special ordered by Colonel W. B. Townsend, so as to combine
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RAILROADED BY PROGRESS
Read moreProgress had taken America by the turn of the 20th century, thanks to the Industrial Revolution. America’s railroads had carried it everywhere, changing America into
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EXCHANGING A CASH COW FOR AN IRON HORSE
Read moreThe Smokies’ balds are large pastures or meadows atop the mountains. Some of the best known are Gregory’s Bald, Andrew’s Bald, and Spence Field. No
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LEVI TRENTHAM, THE PROPHET OF THE SMOKIES
Read moreOne of the early mountaineers you can learn about in our museum is Levi Trentham, who was called “the Prophet of the Smokies” and the