Historic Plaque, Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon
Description:
Photograph of a historic marker in Lampasas. It reads: "In the early 1870s Lampasas was a wild frontier town. In January 1873 Sheriff S.T. Denson was shot while arresting brothers Wash and Mark Short. The district judge sent men to apprehend the Short brothers, but the posse was stopped by Ben, Tom, and Mart Horrell and several others. Sheriff Denson and the justices of the peace of Lampasas County appealed to Governor Edmund J. Davis for the assistance of the State Police. On February 10, Gove…
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Date:
March 1, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Item Type:
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Location:
31.06565517446347 -98.17685903769689
Partner:
UNT Libraries