Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Wreck on the C&O

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, March 28, 2024

1. Wreck on the C&O Marker

Marker has been refurbished since last entry.
'Erected by' has changed from "Summers County Historical Commission" to "Summers County Historic Landmark Commission"
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Inscription. Across Greenbrier River, on October 23, 1890, engineer George Washington Alley (b. July 10, 1860) was scalded to death. Engine No. 134, pulling Fast Flying Virginian from Cincinnati to Washington, hit a boulder on tracks. Lewis Withrow & Robert Foster, firemen, injured. Alley, pinned in cab, died before rescuers & family could free him. Solemnized in verse & song “The Wreck on the C&O” & “Fatal Run.”

Erected by Summers County Historic Landmark Commission
West Virginia Division of Culture & History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the West Virginia Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1788.

Location. 37° 39.015′ N, 80° 52.621′ W. Marker is in Hinton, West Virginia, in Summers County. Marker is on Greenbrier Drive (West Virginia Route 3) 0.4 miles west of Locust Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hinton WV 25951, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Culbertson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Jack Warhop (approx. half a mile away); Summers County (approx. 1.7 miles away);

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In Remembrance of the First WV Fish and Game Warden (approx. 1.7 miles away); Summers County Courthouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hinton (approx. 1.7 miles away); Lilly (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lilly Bridge (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinton.

Regarding Wreck on the C&O. Ernest V. Stoneman-The Wreck Of The C&O:

Also see . . . e-WV | ‘‘The Wreck on the C&O’’. (Submitted on August 29, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

"The Wreck on the C&O" & Fatal Run" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By PaulwC3, August 22, 2014

2. "The Wreck on the C&O" & Fatal Run" Marker

Wide view of the Wreck on the C&O Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By PaulwC3, August 22, 2014

3. Wide view of the Wreck on the C&O Marker

Site of the Wreck on the C&O image. Click for full size.

Photographed By PaulwC3, August 22, 2014

4. Site of the Wreck on the C&O

Looking across the Greenbrier River, the CSX today now owns the same railroad line which was the site of the 1890 wreck.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.