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The Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map of 1859 (but not modern maps) shows a house named Quintinshill at approximately 55.0133°N 3.0591°W, around one-half mile (800 m) south-south-east of the signal box. The nearest settlement was Gretna , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of the box, on the Scottish side of the Anglo-Scottish border .
1915 Illinois elections (1 P) S. 1915 in sports in Illinois (11 P) Pages in category "1915 in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Use a different map base that distinguishes between adjacent counties. 20:48, 19 April 2013: 3,453 × 6,157 (84 KB) Dewclouds: Fixed typo in source to add Randolph County. 18:58, 24 February 2007: 3,453 × 6,157 (84 KB) Dual Freq: This is a map highlighting Illinois counties without township government (Precincts not townships).
This is a map showing the shape of Illinois, shaded in blue. Date: 28 February 2007: Source: Own work: Author: Own work derived from David Benbennick's map. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Quintinshill rail disaster May 22 – United Kingdom – In the Quintinshill rail crash near Gretna Green, Scotland, a troop train collides with a stationary passenger train and another passenger train crashes into the wreckage, which also involves two stationary freight trains. The passenger cars are wooden-bodied and a serious fire ensues.
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to split off and form new states appears to be gaining some steam in the wake of the Nov. 5 election.
The accident at St Bedes Junction was one of several serious accidents in 1915. It featured a double collision and fire fuelled by gas, characteristics shared by a much worse accident that year at Quintinshill. There were also similarities in that a signalman was unaware of the presence of a train near his signal box and rules were not observed.