1855 Camden & Amboy rail accident
Fatal train derailment on the Camden & Amboy Line
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The 1855 Camden & Amboy rail accident was a derailment that took place near Burlington, New Jersey on August 29, 1855. While attempting to avoid collision with another train, a Philadelphia-bound express was reversing when it collided a horse-drawn cart resulting in the rear passenger train coaches to derail and shatter into pieces. 24 people would die as a result of the crash.
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Burlington, New Jersey
City in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1.3 mi away
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
1.5 mi away
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation
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Church of St. James the Greater (Bristol, Pennsylvania)
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1.4 mi away
Burlington Island
Island in the Delaware River
0.8 mi away
Dorrance Mansion
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
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