Inscription
December 6, 1892 - July 8, 1910
On July 8, 1910 Deputy Marshal Carl Etherington was killedfor enforcing the County Option Law, which prohibited the
sale of alcohol in Licking County. The County Option Law
was a result of the Rose Law of 1908 and a precursor to
the National Prohibition Act, the 18th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
Etherington shot the owner of an illegal saloon in
self-defense. Later that day he was forcibly removed
by a mob through the Licking County Jail's north side door
He was beaten and then hanged from a telegraph pole
on the southeast corner of the square.
Deputy Marshal Carl Etherington's death has been recognized
as a line of duty death by the following organizations:
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
· Ohio Peace Officers Memorial
· Officer Down Memorial Page.
Details
| HM Number | HM27VS |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 380467 N 4434946 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.05630000, -82.40146667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 3.378', W 82° 24.088' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 3' 22.68" N, 82° 24' 5.2800000000001" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 614, 740 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1-41 E Canal St, Newark OH 43055, US |
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