Prohibition Movement Historical

Prohibition Movement Historical (HM1TIU)

Location: Caldwell, KS 67022 Sumner County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 1.944', W 97° 36.368'

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By 1885 a reform movement had begun in this wild cowtown. The open saloons were being forced underground into "blind tigers", a place where liquor could be bought through a slot in the door but neither the seller nor the buyer could see the other.

Accusations, threatening letters and bad feeling raced through the city. Enos Blair, a local editor and prohibitionist, had a mysterious fire at his home which everyone blamed on the saloon crowd. On this site, early on December 8, 1885, Frank Noyes, a blind tiger owner, was taken from his residence by vigilantes posing as law officers. Noyes was found the next morning hanging from a crossbeam at the railroad yard one block east. A note on the body named others who should take warning from his untimely death.

Though several of the vigilantes were recognized when Noyes was first seized, none ever faced trial.
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HM NumberHM1TIU
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Year Placed1993
Placed ByThe Caldwell Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, August 6th, 2016 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 623971 N 4099374
Decimal Degrees37.03240000, -97.60613333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 1.944', W 97° 36.368'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 1' 56.64" N, 97° 36' 22.08" W
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Area Code(s)620
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 53-99 US-81, Caldwell KS 67022, US
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