1896
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1896:
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May
- May 11 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors accepts the title for the Little River Turnpike, making the 90-year-old private road public.[1]
August
- August 15 – The Chesapeake and Ohio train number 3, known as the 'Flying Fast Virginian" or "F. F. V", is derailed shortly after midnight by being diverted onto the spur near the Ravensworth Station in a failed robbery attempt. Following the crash, the foiled robbers shoot at the flagman, Muscoe, and flee.[2][3][4]
December
- December 10 – The Chesapeake and Ohio express train is nearly wrecked at Ditchley, between Springfield and Ravensworth, by robbers who place rails obstructing the track just before the bridge over the Accotink Creek and set off an explosive device as the train passes.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Wood, Frederick J. The Turnpikes of New England. Boston: Marshall Jones, 1919. Print. Via Google Books.
- ↑ "WRECK ON THE C. & O." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 1. Aug 15 1896. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "A Tragedy Narrowly Averted" The Roanoke Daily Times.:1 (Roanoke, Va.), 16 Aug. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 19 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Indignation in Virginia" The Evening Star.:10 (Washington, D.C.), 17 Aug. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 19 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Train Wreckers Foiled" The Morning Times.:1 , (Washington, D.C.), 12 Dec. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 18 Feb. 2017.
- ↑ "Dynamite on the Tracks"The Morning Times.:6 (Washington, D.C.), 13 Dec. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. 18 Feb. 2017.
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