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Become a Historical Detective

Search American Memory collections to test your D.Q. (Detective Quotient)!

Solve this mystery: What happens to this man?

Below is a short selection from a sound recording in American Memory. Listen to the selection for clues to help you search for the complete recording - and the answer to the question.

Come all you rounders, if you wan'to hear
A story about a brave engineer,
Casey Jones was a rounder's name
On a 68 wheel, boys, he won his fame.

 

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