Thomas E. Matson
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Thomas E. Matson
Colonel Thomas E. Matson was Chief Engineer for the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad in the early 1880s and for the Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad in the late 1880s. He was ET&WNC’s Superintendent and Chief Engineer for five years. After the CC&C, Matson was mayor of Johnson City from 1892-1896. He was also the Founder and first President of the Johnson City Foundry.
He is known for designing the Elizabethton covered bridge for the ET&WNC.
For more information on Matson, the ET&WNC, and Johnson City http://www.stateoffranklin.net/johnsons/tweetsie/index_et.htm
Photo courtesy of the Cy Crumley Collection
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ET&WNC Sources & Resources
The following are excellent resources for those of you wanting to explore and learn more about the ET&WNC Railroad. These sources of information also serve as reference and historical materials for Appalachian-Railroads.org. Much of the content on the website is verified across multiple sources.
- Association: ET&WNC Railroad Historical Society and their Facebook Page
- Personal Maps & Memorabilia: Documents, maps, timetables, and track charts
- Book: Ferrell: ‘Tweetsie Country’
- Book: Graybeal: ‘The Railroads of Johnson City’
- Book: Graybeal: ‘Along the ET&WNC’ Volumes 1-6
- Book: Poole: ‘History of Railroading in Western North Carolina’
- Book: Scheer & Black: ‘Tweetsie: The Blue Ridge Steamwinder’
- Book: Sulzer: ‘Ghost Railroads of Tennessee’
- Website: Carolana.com
- Website: CarterCountyHistory.com
- Website: StateOfFranklin.net which hosts Johnson’s Depot
- Website: SteamLocomotive.com
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