Ten Mile Creek and the Waynesburg & Washington railroad tracks in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Ten Mile Creek and the Waynesburg & Washington railroad tracks in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Entry/Object ID

2008.2.18

Description

Ten Mile Creek flooding, near the Waynesburg & Washington railroad tracks, in West Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. High flood waters encircle a wooden derrick. Handwritten inscription on back of photograph reads, “Ten Mile & WW Rail [corner of photo broken away here, writing gone with it] / Smoke Stack Towers [broken corner] / Mar 19[broken corner].” Donated to the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum by Walter Bruce. Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1910

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Oil well drilling rigs, Floods, Houses, Oil and gas industry, Ten Mile Creek, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business, Waynesburg & Washington Railroad

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WAYN_AN004_0008

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Notes

Archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2008. Source Citation: Ten Mile Creek flooding, near the Waynesburg & Washington railroad tracks, in West Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; item no. WAYN_AN004_0008, donated by Walter Bruce, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).