Remembering Suwannee: 1916 train wreck

Eric Musgrove Contributor Suwannee County and the surrounding areas have dealt with sinkholes and washouts throughout their history, to varying effects. One of the most widespread of these events happened during Tropical Storm Debby in 2012, when dozens of sinkholes opened around the county due to the heavy flooding. However, there have been many other instances of rain and flooding leading to disastrous results. Today’s article details one of those events. In late December 1916, World War I had raged in Europe and across the globe for two and a half years, but the United States had so far remained neutral. By and large, life carried on in America as usual, although the newspa