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Bangor, AL Train Wreck, May 1891

A freight train on the Louisville and Nashville railroad broke in two near Bangor, Ala., Thursday night and ran back into the one following. The engine and several cars were wrecked and burned.  read more »

Montgomery, AL Area Steamer OREGON Explosion, Mar 1851

EXPLOSION OF THE OREGON.  read more »

Montgomery, AL Steamer ORLINE ST. JOHN FIRE, Mar 1850

BURNING OF THE ORLINE ST. JOHN.  read more »

Hamburg, AL Steamer EDWARD BATES Explosion, Aug 1848

EXPLOSION OF THE EDWARD BATES.  read more »

Woodland Mills, AL House Fire, Nov 1908

Five Lives Lost in Burning House  read more »

Calera, AL Train Accident, May 1923

SWITCHMAN KILLED.  read more »

Selma, AL Valley Creek Drowning, May 1923

MISS JULIA WARE DIES BY DROWNING

Eleven Year Old Daughter of Henry Ware at Play Falls Into Creek  read more »

Campbell, AL Train Wreck, Jan 1889

Freight Wreck on the Columbus and Western.  read more »

Flomaton, AL Train Accident, Feb 1900

BOTH ENGINES TURNED OVER.

BAD WRECK ON THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.

OCCURRED NEAR FLOMATON.

DOUBLE-HEADER TRAIN OF PASSENGERS AT FULL SPEED.

RUNS INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.  read more »

Mobile, AL Steamboat BEN FRANKLIN Explosion, Mar 1836

Steamboat Ben Franklin explosion

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT BEN FRANKLIN, AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, MARCH 13, 1836.  read more »

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