Oh but it has. The railroad has come and gone at Boone. The East Tennessee and Western Carolina Railroad ran from Johnson City to Boone from 1916 until 1940, and, believe it or not was called Tweetsie back then because of the shrill whistle:
http://www.buchananrealestate.com/guidebook/history/tweetsie.htm Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:37 PM Subject: Re: An open note to TVV > Yah, the railroad hasn't even gotten here yet. Actually for a town the > size of Boone they have a really nice modern little medical center here. > > > Mark Roberts wrote: > > > When digital x-rays have made it to Boone, North Carolina I think we can > > safely say the technology has become mainstream! > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > >
