Spring City Bus Crash Memorial
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Commemorates the August 22, 1955 collision between a school bus and train at the crossing just to the south of the memorial. Eleven children were killed. The accident led to the nationwide adoption of "stop, look, listen" laws requiring school buses to stop before crossing railroad tracks.
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Coordinates: 35°41'34"N 84°51'38"W
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