Wreck of the Old 97

Wreck of the Old 97
Danville, Virginia (VA), US
Old 97 was a Southern Railway train officially known as the Fast Mail. It ran from Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia. On September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, the train derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia. The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad, which was the focus of a convoluted copyright lawsuit but became seminal in the genre of country music.
Old 97 was a Southern Railway train officially known as the Fast Mail. It ran from Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia. On September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, the train derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia. The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad, which was the focus of a convoluted copyright lawsuit but became seminal in the genre of country music.
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By: kkeps

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@ 2017-06-04 11:50:32
This is not where that was.
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@ 2019-09-04 02:59:12
the map should be centered *West Northwest* from where you have it now. It should be centered at coordinates 36.595742,-79.393596
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@ 2023-03-27 16:22:10
The old bridge would go across the riverside drive and a road crossing at henry street and from old maps and old pictures Farrar street would have a turntable from what I see and that would be off the main line witch is connected to the bridge across Riverside drive and more the less into Market Gardon park drive and no where near that currently there is nothing of the bridge left where you Cant see it from google earth nor google maps...
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@ 2023-03-28 07:55:50
Coords and thumbnail have been updated.

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