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Railroad

This topic appears in 110 indexed records between 1831 and 1946.
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1831 Earliest Record
1946 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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Greenhodge/wood Crushed To Death

Fatal Railroad Accident.HARPER’S FERRY, May 18– 6 P. M.We have again to inform you of another fatal accident on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad this afternoon, near this place. A man named Jacob Greenhodge, or Greenwood, […]
May 20, 1849
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Birth in Railcars.

BIRTH IN THE CARS. — A German woman, as we learn from the Baltimore Clipper, gave birth to a child, on Wednesday, in one of the Western train from Baltimore to Cumberland, when it reached Harper’s […]
September 17, 1844
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November 18, 2025

Railroad Bridge Collapse

RAILROAD ACCIDENT.– We regret to state that about five o’clock yesterday morning, while a burden engine, without any lading attached, was passing over the railroad bridge at Harper’s ferry, one of the spans of the bridge […]
September 9, 1844
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November 18, 2025

Severe Damage to the B&O, Winchester RR

VIOLENT RAIN STORM– DAMAGE TO THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.– An express was received in this city last evening from Harper’s Ferry, stating that a violent storm of rain occurred in the vicinity of that place […]
September 9, 1843
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November 18, 2025

Freshet in the Potomac

GREAT FRESHET IN THE POTOMAC.– The rains of last week melting the masses of snow on the Alleghany Mountains caused a sudden and heavy freshet in the Potomac River. The water rose higher than at any […]
April 19, 1843
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 25 records
1900s 22 records
1830s 20 records
1880s 10 records
1910s 10 records
1840s 9 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Railroad" across historical collections.

Flanagan
9 records
Moler
7 records
Knott
7 records
Brown
5 records
Engle
5 records
Higgins
4 records
Strider
4 records
Williams
4 records
Baker
4 records
Smith
3 records
Johnson
3 records
Harper
2 records
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