Railroad strikes; Pullman Strike, 1894; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 2/12/1920. Asks Eugene V. Debs if Pullman cars were attached to freight trains during the Pullman strike to bring the strike into disrepute. Says that when he recently made this statement in public, William Taft said it...
Letter to Eugene V. Debs, 2/12/1920. Asks Eugene V. Debs if Pullman cars were attached to freight trains during the Pullman strike to bring the strike into disrepute. Says that when he recently made this statement in public, William Taft said it...
Letter from Eugene V. Debs, 7/1/1915. Tells O'Hare that he will have to quit the NATIONAL RIP-SAW because he cannot stand the way his travel arrangements are handled. Writes that he has been "racing" all over the eastern states wearing himself out...
Railroads; B. & O.S.W. Railroad Company; Soldiers; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945;
This is a typescript interview with Samuel P. Worthington about the troop trains during both World War One and World War Two that would come through his town on their way to New York to ship out overseas.
Peter Goda's transcribed interview of Teko's account of a legend at Hell's Gates in Clay County,I ndiana. One night a young couple who were in love went to Hell's Gates to do a painting on the arch. The two young teens bodies were found lying in...
John Crowley's transcribed interview of Jason Huck's account of a legend at Hell's Gates in Clay County, Indiana. At Hell's Gates you're supposed to flash your headlights three times and enter the tunnel. After you turn around and re-enter the...
This is Linda Hillburn's typewritten account of the Four Arches in Putnam County near Greencastle, Indiana. According to legend, a woman in a white wedding gown walks the arches during June nights.
This is Don Craft Jr.'s typewritten account of a Blue Hole in La Porte County near the north edge of La Porte City, Indiana. Long ago, a train flew of the track and landed in the Blue Hole. To the dismay of those attempting to salvage the...
This is Russell Robertson's typewritten account of a Blue Hole near Seymour in Jackson County, Indiana. This story features a train derailing into the Blue Hole to never be found again.
This is Tom Reinhart's typewritten account of a Blue Hole legend. In Jackson County, Indiana near Seymour, a train was swept into this bottomless lake. There is also mention of a troll that lives under the bridge over the Blue Hole who attacks...
This is Rob Brown's typewritten account of the story of the Blue Hole near Terre Haute in Vigo County, Indiana. The hole is a strip pit leftover from strip mining in the area. One version says that a train derailed and was lost in the bottomless...
This is Richard Parker's typewritten account of the legend of the Blue Hole in Jackson County, Indiana, where a train derailed and three boxcars were lost in the bottomless hole never to be found.
This is Mike Hodapp's typewritten account of the Blue Hole in Jackson County, Indiana near Seymour. A train derailed and fell into the hole. Several cars were retrieved but the locomotive and the engineer were never found.
This is Maud Forbes' typewritten account of the Daviess County Blue Hole near Washington Indiana. A railroad trestle collapsed and the passing train fell into the hole. The engine was never found.
