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Onawa Train Wreck
The Onawa train wreck was a fatal railroad accident that happened two miles west of Onawa, Maine on December 20, 1919 and killed 23 people. The line concerned was constructed and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway, known as the International Railway of Maine. It crossed the state and provided a shortcut between the Canadian cities of Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick. On the morning of December 20, 1919, Train No. 39, an eleven-car immigrant special bound for Montreal, was moving west in four sections. Third 39 carried steerage passengers from the liner '' Empress of France,'' which had docked in Saint John the previous day, carrying a few Canadian soldiers and 300 immigrants, mostly English and Scottish. By the time Third 39 departed Brownville Junction at 6:25 a.m., it was running over five hours late. Freight train No.78 had departed Megantic at 6 p.m. the previous evening. It consisted of 26 cars and had been waiting on a siding at Moosehead Moosehead may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Piscataquis, Maine
Northeast Piscataquis is an unincorporated area in Piscataquis County, Maine, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 304 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 1,820.4 square miles (4,714.8 km2), of which, 1,710.5 square miles (4,430.3 km2) of it is land and 109.8 square miles (284.5 km2) of it (6.03%) is water. The territory contains 42 townships plus parts of ten other townships (shared with Northwest Piscataquis, Maine, Northwest Piscataquis). Baxter State Park, the location of Mount Katahdin, Maine's highest mountain, is located within the territory. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 347 people, 157 households, and 108 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was 0.2 people per square mile (0.1/km2). There were 1,214 housing units at an average density of 0.7/sq m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accidents And Incidents Involving Canadian Pacific Railway
An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term ''accident'' implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Most researchers who study unintentional injury avoid using the term ''accident'' and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity. For example, when a tree falls down during a wind storm, its fall may not have been caused by humans, but the tree's type, size, health, location, or improper maintenance may have contributed to the result. Most car wrecks are not true accidents; however English speakers started using that word in the mid-20th century as a result of media manipulation by the US automobile industry. Types Physical and non-physical Physical examples of accidents include unintended motor vehicle collisions, falls, being injured by touching something sharp or hot, or bumping into some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 In Maine
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
