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

Photograph

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Greene Connections

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Ten Mile Creek and the Waynesburg & Washington railroad tracks

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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

Acquisition

Accession

2008.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1910

Place

Town

Waynesburg

County

Greene County

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Lexicon

Search Terms

Floods, Houses, Oil well drilling rigs, 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

Owner/Agent

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum

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).