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Dillsboro’s streets were covered with water in the wake of spring flooding in April 1964 (top photo). The village, which traces its roots back to 1883 when railroad lines and a depot reached the site, was first known as Webster Station. Present-day Dillsboro was the end of the train line until construction of the Cowee Tunnel, hand-drilled through solid rock, was completed. Land for the station was donated by William Allen Dills, who surveyed and once owned all the surrounding land. Named in honor of Dills, the town was chartered in 1889. This week’s image reveals a much “greener” Dillsboro, with the many trees planted during the past 41 years obscuring many landmarks, including the Jarrett Memorial Baptist Church steeple (top left in top photo) and present-day Dogwood Crafters (log structure at middle left in top photo and barely visible through the leaves in the recent image). Webster Street still crosses the railroad tracks in the same spot, and the railroad – now the excursion-oriented Great Smoky Mountains Railroad – remains a key part of the town’s economy. –Herald file photo (top) and Herald photo by Nick Breedlove |
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