The Wreck on the C&O
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fatcat161
N 37° 39.012 W 080° 52.637
17S E 510825 N 4167012
WV 3, 0.8 miles from junction with WV 3/WV 20, Hinton, WV. This is near the intersection of Hwy 3 and Pine St.
Waymark Code: WM732C
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2009
Views: 14
Inscription: Across Greenbrier River, on October 23, 1890, engineer George Washington Alley (b. July 10, 1860) was scalded to death. Engine #134, pulling Fast Flying Virginian from Cincinnati to Washington, hit a boulder on tracks. Lewis Withrow & Robert Foster, firemen, injured. Alley, pinned in cab, died before rescuers & family could free him. Solemnized in verse & song "The Wreck on the C&O" & Fatal Run.
Marker Title: Title: "The Wreck on the C&O" & Fatal Run"
Marker Location: WV 3, 0.8 miles from junction with WV 3/WV 20
County or Independent City: Hinton, Summers County WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Summers County Historic Landmark Commission and WVDoC&H
Marker Number: Not listed
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