Victims of Woodriver Massacre
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildernessmama
N 38° 54.881 W 090° 07.033
15S E 749947 N 4311260
This inscription is on an historical marker in memory of the Woodriver Massacre.
Waymark Code: WMJGA5
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 1

This inscription is on an historical marker in memory of the Woodriver Massacre. It reads as follows:

To the memory of the victims of the Woodriver Massacre, July 10, 1814. William and Joel aged 10 & 8 yrs. sons of Capt. Abel and Mary Moore.

John & Geo. Moore aged 10 & 3 yrs. sons of William Moore
Rachael Reagan and her children Elizabeth & Timothy aged 7 & 3 yrs.

This occurred about 300 yds. in the rear of this monument. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1910 by the descendants of Capt. Abel Moore.
Location: on the roadside

Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed

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