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| THE LITTLE RIVER RAILROAD
& LUMBER COMPANY, INC. MUSEUM |
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(Compiled by DiscoverTheSmokies.com Not Affiliated With
Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Whatsoever )
(For Travel Planning Use Only, ALL Data subject to change without
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Learn About Steam
Logging In The Smokies! |
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Native Americans and Pioneer Settlers depended on the forests of
the Great Smoky Mountains for the necessities of life. The Little
River Railroad and Lumber Company, founded in 1901, came to be one
of the largest logging operations in Southern Appalachia. The
Company built over 150 miles of railroads here up until the year
1939 and sawed over 560 million board feet of timber.
The
local Agrarian Community of Tuckaleechee Cove became a bustling
Mill Town known as Townsend, named after the founder and president
of the railroad company, W.B. Townsend. The beauty of this area
has always attracted health and pleasure seekers since the 1830's,
but the railroad made it possible for many more tourists to
discover this woodland paradise.
In the
20's some prominent Knoxvillians launched a movement to create
what is now known as The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Col.
Townsend helped by selling nearly 80,000 acres to Tennessee to
become part of the park. Today, there are few visible signs of the
massive railroad and logging operations that once dominated life
on the Little River. We invite you to relive this fascinating
period of American History and visit the Little River Railroad and
Lumber Company Museum. |
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The
Little River Railroad And Lumber Company Inc
Hwy 321 PO Box 211 - Townsend, TN 37882 (865) 448-2211
Latitude:
N35° 40.6415' ~ Longitude: W83° 45.1061'
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