Wreck on the C&O

Wreck on the C&O (HM1GA5)

Location: Hinton, WV 25951 Summers County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 39.015', W 80° 52.621'

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Across Greenbrier River, on October 23, 1890, engineer George Washington Alley (b. July 10, 1860) was scalded to death. Engine No. 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."
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HM NumberHM1GA5
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Placed BySummers County Historical Commission
West Virginia Division of Culture & History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 5:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 510848 N 4167017
Decimal Degrees37.65025000, -80.87701667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 39.015', W 80° 52.621'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 39' 0.9" N, 80° 52' 37.26" W
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Area Code(s)304
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 582-780 Greenbrier Dr, Hinton WV 25951, US
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