Murder of Constable Graburn Plaque, Detachment Site Marker
N 49° 39.637 W 110° 02.175
12U E 569553 N 5501343
The grave site if Constable Graburn and plaque describing
Waymark Code: WMX318
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 11/19/2017
Views: 3
As the plaque reads:
Murder of Constable Graburn
Constable Marmaduke Graburn NWMP was shot and killed by unknown persons in the Cypress Hills Nov. 17 1879.
He was the first Mounted Policeman killed in Violence since the force was organized in 1873.
Star Child a Blood Indian was accused of the murder but was acquitted in 1881.
Detachment Marker as it reads:
N.W.M.P.
Graburn
Detachment
1886-1893
Type of Marker: Cultural
Sign Age: Historic Site or Building Marker
Parking: Easy parking, don't drive in wet weather.
Placement agency: Province of Alberta
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