Last Stagecoach Hold-up - 2D10 - Putnam County, TN
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ggmorton
N 36° 10.780 W 085° 46.401
16S E 610306 N 4004572
Quick Description: A marker locating the last spot of a local stagecoach hold up.
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 5/30/2021 11:54:08 PM
Waymark Code: WM14AN9
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Long Description:
"Here, about midnight, Oct. 15, 1882, "Bug" Hunt and "the two Edward boys," held up the Cookeville - Nashville stagecoach driven by John Rayburn, robbed mail and passengers, but missed the registered pouch and quantity of money on a passenger. Hunt was later caught and went to prison; the others escaped."
Tennessee Historical Commission
Reference: pictured marker
Marker Name: Last Stagecoach Hold-up
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 2D10
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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