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Title: Chicago & North Western Train Wreck, April 23, 1908, De_Witt, Iowa, Silver Creek
Description: Several men are standing in front of a train wreck. On April 23, 1908, southwest of DeWitt, Iowa, at Silver Creek, flooding weakened a bridge and gave way to stock train 132 where an engine and 17 cars of cattle fell into the water. Three crewmen perished in the wreck.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16184

Title: Cross Roads Motel, De Witt, Iowa, Cross Roads Tourist Court, Best Western, Duncan Hines, AAA
Description: Looking north at the Cross Roads Motel located at 326 Eleventh Street, De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa. Verso says "Phone 107, 35 units, U.S. Highways 30 and 61, Best Western, AAA, Duncan Hines". The motel was named for the crossroads of Highways 30 and 61 and is part of the historic Lincoln Highway. Number 2C-H427.
Date Created: 1952
PID: grinnell:16075