Clyde in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Train Wreck
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
1. Train Wreck Marker
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 519.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 43° 4.969′ N, 76° 52.253′ W. Marker is in Clyde, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Columbia Street 0.1 miles west of Glasgow Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clyde NY 14433, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clyde Historical Highlights (here, next to this marker); Conflagration (within shouting distance of this marker); Iron Lift Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Inaugural Train Mural (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); VFW War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Clyde Downtown Historic District (about 400 feet away); World War Cannon (about 400 feet away); Washington (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clyde.
Regarding Train Wreck. On the afternoon of May 2, 1902 a deadly train wreck occurred on the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad near Clyde. A west-bound fast mail train ran into a through freight train coming in the opposite direction. An engineer and a fireman were killed and 13 mail clerks were seriously injured. The freight train had taken this track to permit an east-bound passenger train to pass, and the towerman, not noticing the movement, gave the
Photographed by Lugnuts, September 29, 2020
2. Train Wreck Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
