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Join Albert and Colleen as they find and share some of the fascinating stories from history.
In this episode, Albert and Colleen talk about the terrifying Dixon Bridge collapse over the Rock River in Dixon, Illinois. This deadly disaster took place in 1873 and wasn’t the only bridge by L. E. Truesdell that caused deaths.
Below is one picture from Lee County Historical & Genealogical Society and the Loveland Community House (public domain) and the other from the Associated Press story linked beneath it.
You can read more about it here.
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Curious World History
Join Albert and Colleen as they find and share some of the fascinating stories from history.
