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What you are reading: Vacation Ideas in Johnson City, Tennessee This Weekend
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Johnson City is one of the Tri-Cities in the north east corner of Tennessee. The other two cities are Kingsport and Bristol. The city was once part of North Carolina and is close to the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains. It is also the home of Mountain Dew. The city is on the boundary of the Cherokee forest and an hour's drive from Watuaga lake. Johnson City had a checkered history for a while around the time of the Civil War and there are several historical sites that tell the history.
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