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This comes 19 years after about 57 Irish immigrants working for Pennsylvania Railroad were found at Duffy’s Cut in Malvern in a mass grave. Some died from cholera, while others were murdered ...
The site at Downingtown is close to Duffy's Cut, where another mass grave of Irish immigrants was previously found.
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington’s old west side is inextricably linked with the Chicago & Alton Railroad and the Irish immigrants that came along for the ride, so to speak, to lay ...
Bone fragments and teeth belonging to Irish railroad workers from 1832 have been found at Northwood Cemetery in Downingtown, ...
Like many communities in the 19th century, when a rail line opened in an area, it was one more step out of the wilderness.
The Park Rapids-based company, run by an Irish family by way of Ontario, set a record with a large load of logs only one day ...
The Saluda Grade Trails Conservancy bought 31.5 miles of track to build a mixed-use path that could connect to other, already ...
In the wake of the Civil War, the railroad became a symbol of progress intended to propel the divided country toward cohesion. Built largely by Chinese and Irish immigrants and Mormon laborers ...
This comes 19 years after about 57 Irish immigrants working for Pennsylvania Railroad were found at Duffy’s Cut in Malvern in a mass grave. Some died from cholera, while others were murdered.