Last Mob Lynching in Texas - Eastland Texas
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 24.149 W 098° 49.186
14S E 516949 N 3585063
A tombstone-like granite marker, "Last Mob Lynching In Texas."
Waymark Code: WMQ7JD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2016
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The lynching happened on the night of November 19, 1929, when an angry mob broke into the nearby jail, dragged out the infamous Santa Claus bank robber, and hanged him. The jail, now a local museum, still displays the hanging rope.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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