John Luther Jones
N 35° 37.959 W 088° 48.426
16S E 336369 N 3944708
This historical markers is located near at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee, near the gravesite of John Luther "Casey' Jones.
Waymark Code: WMP90
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2006
Views: 48
The legendary engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones lived in Jackson, Tennessee and worked for the Illinois Central Railroad. On the Night of April 29, 1900, Casey left the station at the throttle of engine #382. As "The Cannonball Express" made its way south through Mississippi a northbound train was moving onto a siding near Vaughan, Mississippi. The northbound #83 train was unable to pull completely off of the main line and several cars were still on the main line above the north switch. Engine 382, with Casey at the controls crashed through the caboose and several cars and came to rest on the right side pointing back north. Casey was fatally injured. He was carried a half mile to the depot were he died lying on a baggage wagon. Casey Jones was returned to Jackson and was buried in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. This historical marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery.
The marker reads:
JOHN LUTHER JONES
"Born in 1864, in Missouri, He spent his youth in Cayse, Ky., whence the nickname Casey. An engineer on the Illinois Central RR, he was killed in a wreck at Vaughan, Miss., April 29, 1900. He is buried here. The folksong originally sung by Wallace Saunders, Negro engineer wiper in the round house, has preserved his memory."
Marker Name: John Luther Jones
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker Number: 4D-21
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Not listed
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