Great River Tragedy
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geoprof123
N 38° 46.971 W 084° 48.691
16S E 690092 N 4294954
I bet you did not know such a tragedy happen right there in the river.
Waymark Code: WMERFB
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
Views: 17
Marker Number 720
County Gallatin
Location Warsaw, 2nd & E. Main Sts., US 42
Description
At midnight of Dec. 4, 1868 two cabined passenger steamers plying between Louisville and Cincinnati collided two miles above Warsaw. The America rammed deeply into the United States. Barrelled coal oil on deck of latter caught fire enveloping both boats in flames, spreading over surface of river. 162 lives, $350,000 property lost in terrible Ohio River holocaust.
Marker Name: Great River Tragedy
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 720
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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