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Mark Bennett: No lives lost, but train mishap took toll on tiny Lewis in '53

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Lewis, Indiana, was devastated by a freight train derailment in March 1953. The train was carrying thousands of pounds of Korean War-era ammunition. Nine homes and six commercial buildings were leveled. Only three people required hospitalization, according to a 2003 account of the derailment.

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Mark Bennett: No lives lost, but train mishap took toll on tiny Lewis in '53

Once Morris Ricketts finally reached his hometown of Lewis, the sight was unlike anything he'd ever seen.

·Terre Haute, United States
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Terre Haute Tribune-Star broke the news in Terre Haute, United States on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
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