George Washington Rockwell

George Washington Rockwell (HM2IF1)

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N 40° 19.971', W 83° 40.315'

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Deputy Sheriff killed in the line of duty


Deputy Sheriff
George Washington
Rockwell
killed in the line of duty
Born: June 6, 1843
End of watch: May 1, 1878
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they
shall be called the children of God
Matthew 5:9

On April 30th, 1878, Logan County Sheriff
John McCracken and Deputy Sheriff George
Rockwell arrived at an address on State Route
559 in Zane Township to recover horses from
Amos Inskeep in a civil matter. While Deputy
Rockwell was walking away with the horses,
Inskeep snuck up behind him and shot him in
the back from approximately 60 yards. Inskeep
then fled the scene. Deputy Rockwell was taken
inside the suspect's home where doctors were
summoned; however, Deputy Rockwell passed
away from his wounds the following day.
The suspect was later captured and found guilty of the murder of Deputy Rockwell.
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HM NumberHM2IF1
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Year Placed2018
Placed ByLogan County Sheriff's Office Auxiliary Fraternal Order of Police, Hi Point Lodge 60
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, July 4th, 2019 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 273023 N 4468128
Decimal Degrees40.33285000, -83.67191667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 19.971', W 83° 40.315'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 19' 58.26" N, 83° 40' 18.9" W
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