Stiles/Akin
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
Among the train's passengers was JAMES LONGSTREET, who was returning from the 25th reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg. He was uninjured.
The "Wreck at the Fat Nancy" was one of the worst railroad disasters in VA history. On July 12, 1888, a 44-foot-high, 487-foot-long trestle named Fat Nancy gave way, sending the passenger train crashing to the ground. 8 people on the train were killed and many injured.
The "Wreck at the Fat Nancy" was one of the worst railroad disasters in VA history. On July 12, 1888, a 44-foot-high, 487-foot-long trestle named Fat Nancy gave way, sending the passenger train crashing to the ground. 8 people on the train were killed and many injured.