Little River Train Wreck
Title | Little River Train Wreck |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | King, Veta Wilson |
Magazine | Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter |
Volume | 24 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Pages | 3-4 |
Date Published | summer |
Subjects | Accidents, Little River Lumber Company, Railroads, Tremont |
Description | Recounts the 1929 destruction of two engines and nine flat cars of logs from Marks Creek when the unmanned trains broke away and traveled down the mountain to a curve that they didn't make. |
Notes | Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. This story was taken from the book Mountain Folks of Old Smoky, by Veta Wilson King, which includes 43 vignettes and 30 photographs. |