October 1885
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1885:
- October 27 – Frank Honesty, a worker on the Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad, is struck and killed by a freight train near Vienna. Honesty had stepped off the railway to allow a train to pass, but failed to notice the one following closely behind it before he resumed his work on the tracks.[1]
References
- ↑ "ALEXANDRIA." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 3. Oct 28 1885. ProQuest. Web. 19 Feb. 2017.
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