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Wellington Scrapbook: The 1910 Avalanche Disaster URL: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?displaypage=/wellington/index.htm Description: "On March 1, 1910, an avalanche in the Cascade Mountains swept two Great Northern trains down the hillsides near Wellington, a small town near Stevens Pass in Washington state. Ninety-six people lost their lives, making this the worst train disaster in American history." Includes an overview of the events, scanned newspaper articles from papers in Washington state and other areas, and a list of those who died. The website is hosted by HistoryLink.org. LII Topics: Washington State: History By Place, Washington State: Science, Weather, Wellington Author: Stein, Alan J. Publisher: HistoryLink.org Library of Congress Subject Headings: Avalanches Railroad accidents -- Washington (State) Railroads -- Washington (State) -- History LII Database Information: Record 20722 created by Maria Brandt on 02/21/2006 Last modification on 09/16/2008 Published: 03/02/2006 Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20722 |
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