Bristol
—1891 – Bristol was the only railroad center between Lynchburg VA and Knoxville, TN.
—1901 – Bristol Terminal points of Norfolk and Western and the Southern met in Bristol. Norfolk and Western = VA side, Southern ended on the TN side. Southern said “This was an entrance to the manufacturing and commercial centers – Atlanta and Savannah, GA., Mobile, AL., Memphis, TN., New Orleans, LA.