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The Ashtabula River railroad disaster (also called the Ashtabula horror, the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, and the Ashtabula train disaster) was caused by the collapse of a bridge over the Ashtabula River near the town of Ashtabula, Ohio, in the United States on December 29, 1876.
1876 Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster, Ashtabula/Edgewood, Ohio; 92 killed plus 64 injured. The deadliest U.S. rail disaster of the 19th century--also Ohio's deadliest to date--led to changes in bridge construction code, the replacement of coal and wood stoves with steam heat in coaches, and mandatory federal investigation of all U.S. rail ...
Ralph L. Humphrey (March 17, 1908 – April 11, 1961) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving Ashtabula County from 1949 to 1952, and again in 1961. He also served in the Ohio Senate from 1953 to 1960. He died on April 11, 1961, while in office. [1]
Jul. 31—ASHTABULA — A 24-year-old homeless man was struck and killed by a train in downtown Ashtabula early Sunday morning, according to Ashtabula Police Chief Robert Stell. Around 3 a.m ...
from the Ashtabula County district; In office January 1, 1866 – January 5, 1868 ... 1893, until his death in Jefferson, Ohio, on September 8, 1898. He was interred ...
Ashtabula County (/ ˌ æ ʃ t ə ˈ b j uː l ə / ASH-tə-BYU-lə) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. [1] The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. [2] The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. [3]
In Ohio's Ashtabula County, which borders Lake Erie 50 miles northeast of Cleveland, one town was hit with almost five feet of snow. Saybrook, population 10,000, recorded more than 56 inches of snow.
He was the founder and president of The Yoder Company from 1910 until his death in 1944. Carl Minter Yoder was born July 4, 1885, on a farm near Jefferson in Ashtabula County, Ohio. His parents were Owen and Sevilla (Minter) Yoder, who were Mennonite farmers. Carl was the youngest of four children, with two brothers and one sister.