Rockfall Memorial - Preda, GR, Switzerland
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N 46° 35.347 E 009° 46.533
32T E 559412 N 5159798
The stone that killed three railway workers at this location was made a memorial.
Waymark Code: WMKFJG
Location: Graubünden, Switzerland
Date Posted: 04/07/2014
Views: 5
This memorial is located some steps west of the railway station of Preda, the last station west of Albula Tunnel. The plaque is mounted at a rock that killed three construction workers in a rockfall. The date of this incidence is not mentioned, neither the date of dedication, nor who erected it.
The plaque says:
"Bau des Albulatunnels. Stein, der 3 Arbeiter erschlug. 13 andere verloren noch das Leben. Ihr Opfer sei nicht vergessen."
English: "Construction of the Albula tunnel. The rock, that killed 3 workers. Another 13 lost their lives. Their sacrifice is not forgotten."
The Albula railway line, one of the most spectacular in the Swiss Alps, was built between 1900 and 1903.
Disaster Date: 01/01/1901
Memorial Sponsors: unknown
Disaster Type: Natural
Date of dedication: Not listed
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Relevant Website: Not listed
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