City Calaboose Since 1849
"Only jail in early days on the Santa Fe Trail. Within its walls desperados, border ruffians, and robbers were held. During the Indian Raid of 1859 two Indians were taken out and hanged by a mob. A bad man, Jack McDowell, was hanged from the Neosho River Bridge after being guarded in the building. Jack the Peeper was shot while trying to escape after terrifying the town for months. This building has housed many bootleggers since 1880. Also some who ran stills producing moonshine whiskey..."| HM Number | HMU8V |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Santa Fe Trail series |
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| Placed By | Council Grove Chamber of Commerce and Tourism |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 1:55am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 719197 N 4282262 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.66183333, -96.48073333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.71', W 96° 28.844' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 42.60" N, 96° 28' 50.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 620, 785 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 110 Railroad Ave, Council Grove KS 66846, US |
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