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Full View - - Council Grove Minute Men Marker
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1 ► Indiana, Montgomery County, Wingate — Council Grove Minute Men — Horse Thief Detective Association —  |
| The first horse thief detective association organized in the U.S.A. was founded at this place June 1845 and incorporated February 1848. * * * Incorporators * * * James Meharry, William Cosseboon, Absolom Kirkpatrick, Jesse MeHarry, . . . — — Map (db m36199) HM | |||
| 2 ► Ohio, Adams County, West Union, Sprigg Township — 10-1 — The Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society — |
| Originally a vigilante group, the Anti-Horse Thief Society was formed here in March 1853 by area landowners to recover stolen horses and prosecute the thieves. Horse theft was a serious offense in the antebellum era. Trustees nominated a captain and . . . — — Map (db m214406) HM | |||