Wyatt Earp Birthplace

Wyatt Earp Birthplace (HM11II)

Location: Monmouth, IL 61462 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 55.681', W 90° 37.733'

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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, famous for the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, was born on March 19, 1848, in Monmouth. According to family history, his birthplace is located at 406 South 3rd Street. When Earp was two, his family moved to Pella, Iowa. In 1856 they returned to Monmouth for a three year stay, and returned again in 1868. Earp is internationally known as a deputy U.S. Marshall in early American history. Earp was a lawman in Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, Idaho and Alaska. Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles on January 13, 1929 and is buried in Colma, California.
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HM NumberHM11II
Series This marker is part of the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series
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Year Placed1994
Placed ByWyatt Earp Birthplace and the Illinois State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 2:06am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 699639 N 4533473
Decimal Degrees40.92801667, -90.62888333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 55.681', W 90° 37.733'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 55' 40.86" N, 90° 37' 43.98" W
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Area Code(s)309
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 412 Monmouth Park, Monmouth IL 61462, US
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