GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.913134000000
Longitude: -94.825212000000
Longitude: -94.825212000000
County:
- Polk
Date:
October/November 1857
Time Period:
Description:
An Alabama Indian shoots a young boy, aged seven, in the town of Moscow. He is subsequently hanged by the boy’s father and local residents.
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
child (0-12)
Citation:
The Weekly Telegraph, Vol. 23, No. 39, December 16, 1857.
Polk County Courthouse in Livingston, Texas Collection: Used with permission from the postcard collection at CourthouseHistory.com
Image Viewed: http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/texas/counties/polk
Image Accessed: July 5, 2022
Image Citation:
Postcard of Polk County Courthouse; Built in 1854 with 1883 addition; Architect Eugene T. Heiner; Contractor W. C. Wells
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 30.913134000000
Longitude: -94.825212000000
Longitude: -94.825212000000
County:
- Polk
Date:
October/November 1857
Event Description:
An Alabama Indian shoots a young boy, aged seven, in the town of Moscow. He is subsequently hanged by the boy’s father and local residents.
Tribe:
- Alabama/Coushatta
Gender:
male
Age:
child (0-12)
Citation:
The Weekly Telegraph, Vol. 23, No. 39, December 16, 1857.
Polk County Courthouse in Livingston, Texas Collection: Used with permission from the postcard collection at CourthouseHistory.com
Image Viewed: http://courthousehistory.com/gallery/states/texas/counties/polk
Image Accessed: July 5, 2022
Image Citation:
Postcard of Polk County Courthouse; Built in 1854 with 1883 addition; Architect Eugene T. Heiner; Contractor W. C. Wells