The Wreck of the Old 97 happened because the engineer was told to make up the lost time. Officials deny giving the order, but the mail contract had a large fine for every minute the mail train was lat...
There is not much to see but the historical highway marker is well detailed. The tressel where the train derailed is no longer there so there really not much to see. By the way, the mail did not get...
The trip advisor map is incorrect as a previous poster noted. It is the location for the welcome center. We went to the welcome center for help and they just used google maps, which is incorrect as we...
I went to the Location listed on TripAdvisor (645 River Park Drive), which turned out to be the Danville Welcome Center -- NOT the "Old 97" marker. The marker is several miles away, on Business 58 we...
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the exact location is in 505 Riverside Dr Danville, VA 24540 a few feet from convenience store you can see the sign
Historically important event.
The Wreck of the Old 97 happened because the engineer was told to make up the lost time. Officials deny giving the order, but the mail contract had a large fine for every minute the mail train was lat...
The day the mail did not get delivered
There is not much to see but the historical highway marker is well detailed. The tressel where the train derailed is no longer there so there really not much to see. By the way, the mail did not get...
How to find the marker
The trip advisor map is incorrect as a previous poster noted. It is the location for the welcome center. We went to the welcome center for help and they just used google maps, which is incorrect as we...
Where to Find the Marker
I went to the Location listed on TripAdvisor (645 River Park Drive), which turned out to be the Danville Welcome Center -- NOT the "Old 97" marker. The marker is several miles away, on Business 58 we...