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    1. [TNDAVIDS] 1918 Nashville - Worst Railroad Tragey
    2. alan ishikawa
    3. July 9, 1918 In what has been termed the worst railroad tragedy in United States history, more than one hundred (100) workers, predominantly Black, are killed near White Bridge Road as two passenger trains of the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railroad line hit head-on. >From the book, "On This Day", by James A. Crutchfield You can go to http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm#index1918 and use your "Find" feature to search for Deaths on 7/9 in Davidson Co to find names of possible victims.

    07/08/2007 02:06:08