Mount Union borough
The February 27, 1917 Wreck
February 27, 1917 is the date Mount Union remembers, a coal freight collided with the sleeper car of the Mercantile Express, and in seconds about twenty people were dead. Seven of them were members of a single family, the Minds. The disaster was so dramatic that photographers sold real-photo postcards of the wreck across the state.
Sources
- catalog h42 facts + knowledge doc 1917 train wreck correction
- Photograph credit: huntingdoncountyhistory.com
Checked 2026-07-13 · Historic Mount Union collection
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