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Chuckey Depot Museum
Town of Jonesborough News Release – Join Santa Claus at the Caboose
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesContact: Rick Chinouth chinouthhome@yahoo.com Mike Tilley wataugavalley@embarqmail.com Join Santa Claus at the Caboose Join the Chuckey Depot Museum for Santa Claus at the Caboose on Saturday, December 2 from 3 to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and get their picture taken with him. Train ornaments will be available
Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot hosts new exhibit “Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City” The rich railroad history of the Johnson City area will be on display in the brand new exhibit “Appalachian Crossroads: The Railroads in Johnson City.” The Chuckey Depot Museum in Jonesborough will host a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, September 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. A special presentation on
The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus on Saturday, December 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and take their picture with him. Special train ornaments will be available for a $1
Jonesborough: Chuckey Depot Museum Christmas Concert
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum will host a Christmas Concert The Chuckey Depot Museum will host a Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 13 starting at 6:15 p.m. at the McKinney Center, located at 103 Franklin Ave. Several musical groups will perform including local duo Alathea, Studio Dance, the Appalachian Irish Dance Company, Jonesborough Golden Heirs Choir,
Norfolk & Western Railway Exhibit at the Chuckey Depot Museum
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesNorfolk & Western Railway Exhibit at the Chuckey Depot Museum The Chuckey Depot Museum will host a reception for its newest exhibit “The ‘Precision Transportation’ of the Norfolk and Western” on Saturday, September 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The exhibit features memorabilia from the N&W including dishes, lanterns, switch locks and more. Models of N&W locomotives in O-scale will also be displayed. The Chuckey
National Train Day Celebration
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesAll aboard! The Chuckey Depot Museum will be celebrating National Train Day on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society member, Brad McCroskey, has created a special audio visual program about trains around the United States. The program will be approximately 30 minutes long and run every half
Chuckey Depot Museum: Railroad Pop Culture Exhibit
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum in Jonesborough will host a reception for its newest exhibit “Good Morning, America, How Are Ya?: Railroad Americana, A Pop Culture Phenomenon” on Saturday, March 5 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The railroad has been a part of American history, culture and society since the mid-1800s. It has worked its way into books, music, toys, clothes, movies and art. The
Chucky Depot Museum: Santa Claus Visit
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus The Chuckey Depot Museum will host Santa Claus on Saturday, December 18 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Santa will be stopping by the historic caboose located outside the museum. Visitors will have a chance to meet Santa and take their picture with him. Special train ornaments will be available for a $1 donation to the museum. All
Chucky Depot Museum Exhibit Reception
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum will host a reception for its newest exhibit “The Greatest Good to the Greatest Number: The Railroad in Northeast Tennessee” on Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Jonesborough at 2nd Avenue. This exhibit showcases the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, the first line to come through Jonesborough and Chuckey, and its growth and came to be a part of the
Exhibit Reception for Tweetsie Railroad
Chuckey Depot Museum Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe Chuckey Depot Museum in Jonesborough will host a reception for its newest exhibit “As Fast As Birds Can Fly: The ET & WNC (Tweetsie) Railroad” on Saturday, June 26 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The ET & WNC railroad ran from Johnson City through Elizabethton on its way to North Carolina. This narrow gauge railroad only lasted from the 1880s through 1950, but made
