Lynching kicked off scary vigilante era in Prineville

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - June 26, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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In Crook County, the early 1880s were like something out of a Louis L'Amour novel: Masked riders galloping around by night, dispensing what they saw as justice. It all started with the lynching of an innocent man. (Part 1 of 2) (Prineville, Crook County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1211d-lynching-kicked-off-vigilante-rule-in-prineville.html)