RAIL Project Unveils New Monument

Granite marker with stonemasons Paul Twitty and Jimmy Logan. Photo courtesy The RAIL Project

The Railroad and Incarcerated Laborer Memorial Project (RAIL) will unveil a new monument on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. at Andrew’s Geyser in Old Fort.

This granite marker memorializes the incarcerated African American laborers who toiled and died constructing the Mountain Division of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the late 1800s. The unveiling ceremony is free and open to the public. www.facebook.com/events/560524688324750

The RAIL Project was created to share the true story behind the construction of the Mountain Division of the Western North Carolina Railroad and the unsung African American workers who saw it to completion.

To learn more about the project, visit therailproject.org or www.facebook.com/The-RAIL-Project-104076982021204.

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