DirkSears
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I had about 2 hours to go and investigate this location. Here's the quick history of this event...
In 1861 a train consisting of 6 rail cars full of Union Soldiers were traveling from Illinois to Ohio. A group of Southern sympathizers (some say KKK, others say KGC) sabotaged the bridge. The locomotive made it across, the rest of the train cars did not. I believe 26 or 28 soldiers were killed and 50 to 60 more were wounded. Eventually help arrived and carried the dead, wounded, and the rest to Ohio.
I didn't have a long time to search yesterday but I did go for about 2 hrs. I found some old RR scrap ( nuts, bolts, spikes ), but we found what we believe to be roller wheels off of the doors of the train cars (sorry, no pics yet...to rusty) and then my best find to date...
An 1853 III cent piece!!!
You can bet your sweet arse I'm going back when I get more time!
In 1861 a train consisting of 6 rail cars full of Union Soldiers were traveling from Illinois to Ohio. A group of Southern sympathizers (some say KKK, others say KGC) sabotaged the bridge. The locomotive made it across, the rest of the train cars did not. I believe 26 or 28 soldiers were killed and 50 to 60 more were wounded. Eventually help arrived and carried the dead, wounded, and the rest to Ohio.
I didn't have a long time to search yesterday but I did go for about 2 hrs. I found some old RR scrap ( nuts, bolts, spikes ), but we found what we believe to be roller wheels off of the doors of the train cars (sorry, no pics yet...to rusty) and then my best find to date...
An 1853 III cent piece!!!
You can bet your sweet arse I'm going back when I get more time!
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