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Cowee Tunnel marker to be dedicated

By Lauren Corcoran ....

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1882 Cowee Tunnel Disaster heroism, mistaken identity: WNC History

At least 19 railroad workers died on a boat on the Tuckasegee River near Dillsboro during construction of the Cowee Tunnel in 1882. ....

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