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Subjects -- 1900 Train Wreck, 1900

 File — Box: 120, Folder: 36

Scope and Contents

Includes one copy of an official report addressing a train collision that occurred near Vaughn, Mississippi on April 30, 1900 involving Engineer J.L. (Casey) Jones. This incident later became a folk legend and was the subject of a popular ballad.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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