Cowan Tunnel
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cowan-tunnel-199-410759
title:
Cowan Tunnel
text:
The Cowan Tunnel, or Cumberland Mountain Tunnel, is a railroad tunnel near Cowan, Tennessee. The tunnel was built by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company and was completed in 1852 with the tracks laid in 1853 with a total length of 2,200 ft (670 m). The strategically important tunnel, part of the rail linkage between the Midwestern United States and the Southeastern United States, played a vital role during the American Civil War. It was considered a major engineering feat at the time. I
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Railroad tunnel near Cowan, Tennessee, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowan_Tunnel
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2022-12-13T13:23:14Z
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