Honoring Carl Etherington

Honoring Carl Etherington (HM27VS)

Location: Newark, OH 43055 Licking County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 3.378', W 82° 24.088'

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December 6, 1892 - July 8, 1910

On July 8, 1910 Deputy Marshal Carl Etherington was killed
for 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.
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HM NumberHM27VS
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Date Added Monday, May 28th, 2018 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] ALYSSA MARIE  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 380467 N 4434946
Decimal Degrees40.05630000, -82.40146667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 3.378', W 82° 24.088'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 3' 22.68" N, 82° 24' 5.2800000000001" W
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Area Code(s)614, 740
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-41 E Canal St, Newark OH 43055, US
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