Re: (erielack) Portageville crash (fwd)

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On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, gelwood wrote:

> Can anybody help?
> 
> George Elwood
> http://www.dnaco.net/~gelwood
> 
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:02:32 -0500
> From: Harriet Sacks <hwsacks_@_worldnet.att.net>
> To: gelwood_@_dnaco.net
> Subject: Portageville crash
> 
> In the early years of the 20th century two trains collided at the station in
> Portageville.(1902?) The library in Portageville lost records hen the
> Genesee River flooded the town around 1970. I think I have found a good
> newspaper resource, but I need a date for the collision. Can you help me? My
> great grandfather worked for the Erie RR and family oral tradition says he
> was on one of the trains.

ARGH I have been there and seen some of photos related to that in a tavern
there, but I cannot remember the date. For some reason the later 1800's sticks
in my mind. I'll have to dig around some. I wish dad was still around, he'd
know it right off the top of his head. It was one of his favorite areas. We
spread his ashes off the Portage Viaduct in Juky of '97.

Henry

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