"Mob Vengeance" Plaque
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For many years, this plaque marked the burial site of John Tally and John Brooks, two white men who were lynched in 1867 after being indicted for robbing and murdering an elderly woman. Although Tally and Brooks were not related to the infamous Reno Gang, the gang's activity in the area at the time helped fuel public outcry over the event. The mob vengeance against the two men proved to be a precursor to what would happen to the Reno Gang in 1868.
This file appears in: Other Points of Interest at Jackson County History Center
Other Points of Interest at Jackson County History Center
In addition to these locations, the Jackson County History Center has many other things to see.
There are two museums on the campus. The Ball Museum is housed in a building that was once the blacksmith shop of a man named James Bland. It is now…