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Dutchman's Curve Train Wreck
White Bridge Road at Richland Creek Greenway Trailhead, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 7' 37.979976",
-86° 51' 1.379988"
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The deadliest train wreck in U.S. history occurred on July 9, 1918, when two crowded trains collided head-on at Dutchman’s Curve. the impact caused passenger cars to derail into surrounding cornfields, and fires broke out throughout the wreckage. Over 100 died, including many African-American workers journeying to work at the munitions plant near Old Hickory. Sponsored by the Bellevue Harpeth Historic Association
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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See all Tennessee African American History locations. |
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Dutchman's Curve Train Wreck Historical Marker Location Map, Nashville, Tennessee Map
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