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441 E. Chester

This plaque is located next to the front door of the DCA/DCPR Building in downtown. The building is the former Griffin Funeral Home, and it is now a mixed-use property (commercial and...

  • jackson
  • tennessee
  • madison county
  • downtown jackson
  • funeral home
  • haunted history

Lake Shore Limited Wreck of 1940

Site of New York Central Lake Shore Limited wreck of April 19, 1940.  Erected by Gulf Curve Chapter, NRHS, in memory of 31 who died and those who labored to rescue survivors.  1990

  • lake shore limited
  • little falls
  • wreck
  • train
  • new york state
  • railroad
  • mohawk river
  • gulf curve
  • new york central
  • 1940