kwalker
Well-Known Member
I was working at my grandmothers the past few days trimming hedges and cutting back plants (very peaceful by the way...) Well anyway, my grandmom and i don't get to see each other very often and she's a very interesting person to talk to. We got onto the topic of bottles and digging along with the local history of the area I was in.
Apparently, in the mid to late 1800s there was a huge Marl pit near her house that had a railroad that took this ore to local factories. Marl is found in fresh water areas and has the consistency of Peat. It comes out of the ground either light green, or dark-rust colored red. The ore was used in manufacturing processes ranging from glass making to weapons and munitions. It was pretty abundant around here (my road's name is "Marlton" [Marl-ton?]) and it was found all over these areas. Even where I dig there's remains of pits dug for this ore.
From the story she told me, during this time there was a train that was carrying a load of Marl near where she lived. There was a bridge across a pond/deep river through the woods across the street from her house. During a storm, the river washed the bridge out and the train fell into the river and sunk. Instead of salvaging the locomotive, they left it there and built a bridge somewhere else along the route.
She said that to this day the locomotive is still sitting at the bottom of the river. I was wondering if that's even possible? If it's at the bottom of a pond or river in water that deep would it be possible it even be discernible as a locomotive? I just found it interesting that someone even conjured up a story like that. What's the general consensus of my urban legend?
Apparently, in the mid to late 1800s there was a huge Marl pit near her house that had a railroad that took this ore to local factories. Marl is found in fresh water areas and has the consistency of Peat. It comes out of the ground either light green, or dark-rust colored red. The ore was used in manufacturing processes ranging from glass making to weapons and munitions. It was pretty abundant around here (my road's name is "Marlton" [Marl-ton?]) and it was found all over these areas. Even where I dig there's remains of pits dug for this ore.
From the story she told me, during this time there was a train that was carrying a load of Marl near where she lived. There was a bridge across a pond/deep river through the woods across the street from her house. During a storm, the river washed the bridge out and the train fell into the river and sunk. Instead of salvaging the locomotive, they left it there and built a bridge somewhere else along the route.
She said that to this day the locomotive is still sitting at the bottom of the river. I was wondering if that's even possible? If it's at the bottom of a pond or river in water that deep would it be possible it even be discernible as a locomotive? I just found it interesting that someone even conjured up a story like that. What's the general consensus of my urban legend?