Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy
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platte-bridge-railroad-tragedy-171-5700160
title:
Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy
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The Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy was a bushwhacker attack on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad during the American Civil War on September 3, 1861, in which the train derailed on a bridge over the Platte River east of St. Joseph, Missouri, killing between 17 and 20 and injuring 100. The bridge crosses the river in Buchanan County, between Marion Township on the east, and Washington Township on the west. Confederate partisans planned to burn the lower timbers of the 160-foot (49 m) bridge acr
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platte_Bridge_Railroad_Tragedy
date created:
2006-09-25T20:32:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T18:57:59Z
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