New Tazewell topographic map
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New Tazewell
When the railroad line was built from Knoxville through Cumberland Gap in the late 1880s, it bypassed the city of Tazewell. It is uncertain whether the railroad was unable to obtain right of way, or whether the decision was made because of topography, but the railroad depot was built about two miles to the west of Tazewell. A new community sprang up around the depot, called Cowan City on old survey maps. The city was incorporated as New Tazewell in the 1920s, but the charter was voted down about fifteen years later. It was reincorporated in 1954.
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Name: New Tazewell topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 465 m
Minimum elevation: 360 m
Maximum elevation: 561 m
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