Major David McKee - Anti-Horse Thief Association - Kahoka, MO
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N 40° 25.663 W 091° 42.777
15T E 609175 N 4476026
Formed in 1854 to curb frontier banditry.
Waymark Code: WM7NTM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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Marker Erected by: Anti-Thief Association.
Location of marker: Elm St. north side in city cemetery, Kahoka.
Marker Text:

MAJOR DAVID McKEE
Founder of the
ANIT-HORSE THIEF ASSOCIATION
Near Luray, Missouri

The famed Anti-Horse Thief Association was first organized by David McKee at Luray, to the west of Kahoka, 1854, to curb frontier banditry by capture and legal prosecution of criminals. Revived in 1863, the society had over 40,000 members in 11 states by the early 1900s. In 1926, the word "Horse" was dropped from the name.

The Wikipedia information on this organization is completely wrong.

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