The Great Train Wreck

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Dutchman's Curve marker

The mission of the Dutchman's Curve Project, is to:
Memorialize the worst train wreck in U.S. history by establishing, in Nashville, a Metro Historic Marker on White Bridge Road near the accident site.

proposed site for Dutchman’s Curve Marker




Preserve the oral history of Dutchman's Curve, by interviewing family members and descendants of victims, and witnesses.

Robert White son of Dutchman’s Curve Survivor Wesley White




Present Nashville history to school children and to encourage them to recognize the significance of their communities past

Adriana and Tyria Thorpe explore local history





To create a Dutchman's Curve tour of graves at Nashville's historic Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Headstone of Engineer William F Lloyd, Mt. Olivet Cemetery