The railway age · Railway
Soldiers along the line, because of stolen materials
6 July 1891 (24 June 1891 old style) Proven
On the opening day soldiers of the engineers stood at intervals along the line to prevent any attack on the railway by some local people. According to the paper, materials worth about 200,000 drachmas had been stolen from the railway since building began.
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- Where
- Myloi (the village), Tripoli
- Threads
- Railway
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Τὸ Ἄστυ, 26-6-1891 (o.s.), nr. 202, pp. 1–3 Open (opens in a new tab)
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