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Bodies found from Williamsport breach, 1855

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ItemID
wcco338
IDEntry
8125
Creator
Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Rights
Public domain
Date
1855-08-15
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940
Body

Bodies Found.
The Shepherdstown Register says that the bodies of William Dunham and Miller Cole, who were drowned at the breach in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, on the night of the 1st inst., were found in the Potomac on Saturday last, the 4th inst., near Harpers Ferry.