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Johnson City, originally known as Johnson's Depot, was a major railway center for the southeastern states, connecting the region for freight transportation and passengers.

It was the headquarters for both the standard-gauge Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio ( Clinchfield Railroad ), which required the excavation and blasting of 17 tunnels during its construction ; and the narrow-gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ( Tweetsie ).

Significant restoration is underway, as well as publicizing the railroad heritage of the Johnson's Depot Historic District.

Other historic properties are being restored as representative of Johnson City's late nineteenth and early twentieth-century era as a railway center.