In Remembrance - Wood River Massacre - July 10, 1814

In Remembrance - Wood River Massacre - July 10, 1814 (HMW3Q)

Location: Alton, IL 62018 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.65', W 90° 6.451'

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In remembrance of the pioneer days of this area and to the memory of the victims of the Wood River Massacre
who were killed by Indians near this site on July 10, 1814 - Rachel Reagan, Elizabeth 7, Timothy 3 wife and children of Reason Reagan - John 10, George 3, sons of Wm. Moore William 8, Joel 11, sons of Capt. Abel Moore
The victims are buried in Vaughn Cemetery on Highway 111 south of the airport.

Additional inscriptions on back of monument read;
Stone work by
Hugh Tieman
Chris Heinkel
Mississippi Line Co.
St Joseph Hospital
Kienstra Inc.
Fred Haney - Noble Wyatt

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HM NumberHMW3Q
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Year Placed1980
Placed ByBushrod's Raiders
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 2:07pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 750801 N 4310859
Decimal Degrees38.91083333, -90.10751667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.65', W 90° 6.451'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 39.00" N, 90° 6' 27.06" W
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Area Code(s)618
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 College Ave, Alton IL 62018, US
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