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Fort Dickerson

1E 82FORT DICKERSONLinking with other hills south ofthe river, this Union position wasa major factor in the defense ofKnoxville. Occupied on Nov. 1, 1863,by the 2nd Brig. (Col. Daniel...

  • fort dickerson
  • civil war
  • 1863
  • knoxville
  • tennessee
  • longstreet
  • union
  • confederate

"Doodlebug"

"Doodlebug" July 31, 1940.  On an average summer day, a passenger shuttle that ran from Hudson, Ohio to Akron, Ohio collided head on with a 73 car freight train.  There were 46 passengers...

  • doodlebug
  • wreck
  • train
  • railroad
  • cuyahoga falls
  • ohio
  • 1940