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SE107.2 km
Site of Robert Prager home in 1918
in Infamous Crime Scenes
Site of Robert Prager's small home in 1918. Some called the home a shack. The address was 208 1/2 Vandalia Street. He was taken from the home by a mob, which intended first to wrap him in a flag and parade him on nearby Main Street.
posted by: pstehman
location: Illinois
date approved: 02/20/2018
last visited: never
SE107.5 km
Collinsville City Hall where Robert Prager was held before lynching
The Collinsville City Hall, where Robert Prager was hidden by police before being located by two members of a mob on April 4, 1918. Police had taken Prager from his cell in an aborted attempt to remove him from the building.
SE109.9 km
Site of Tree Used to Lynch Robert Prager
Site of hackberry tree used to lynch Robert Prager on April 5, 1918. Tree was removed in 1962. Location of tree believed to be approximately where St. John Cemetery sign is now located near intersection of St. Louis Road and National Terrace.
date approved: 02/19/2018