Union Pacific Employees Killed In Cheyenne Indian Raid Historical

Union Pacific Employees Killed In Cheyenne Indian Raid Historical (HM1SZ4)

Location: Victoria, KS 67671 Ellis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 50.809', W 99° 9.023'

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on August 1, 1867


R. S. Ashley, Foreman (Wisconsin)
Thomas Carney (Iowa) · Charles Watson (Canada)
John Harrington (Kansas City)
Pat Rafferty (Kansas City) · Hugh McDonaugh (Denver)
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This Stone Marks The Burial Place
of
Six Track Laborers
who were in the employ of the
Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division and,
while on duty, about one mile west of here
were massacred by a band of Cheyenne Indians
October 1867
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HM NumberHM1SZ4
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Placed ByUnion Pacific Railroad Company
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, July 9th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 486950 N 4299788
Decimal Degrees38.84681667, -99.15038333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 50.809', W 99° 9.023'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 50' 48.54" N, 99° 9' 1.38" W
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Area Code(s)785
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Old Hwy 40, Victoria KS 67671, US
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