Historical analysis reveals Carter's Station's role in controlling East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad traffic.
Appalachian History Series Why Carter's Station mattered In the fall of 1863 the railroad crossing at Carter's Station (often called Carter's Depot) and the Watauga River fords west of Jonesborough formed the hinge between East Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. Whoever controlled the bridge and the river line could screen Knoxville, pressure Bristol, and menace the East Tennessee & Virginia Railroad lifeline.
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