Hangman Crossing, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Hangman Crossing is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township
, Jackson County
, Indiana
.
were lynched by a vigilante
mob numbering over 100 people known as the Scarlet Mask Society or the Jackson County Vigilance Committee.
The lynching
s occurred on July 20 and 25, 1868. See Reno Gang
for further details.
A portion of the locale is now a small development of newer homes named "The Crossing", just west of Seymour, Indiana
on U.S. Route 50
.
Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 19,578.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.12 percent is water...
, Jackson County
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 42,376. The county seat is Brownstown.-History:...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Origin of the name
The name originated in 1868 as 6 members of the Reno GangReno Gang
The Reno Brothers Gang, also known as the Reno Gang and The Jackson Thieves, were a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, they carried out the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history...
were lynched by a vigilante
Vigilante
A vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
mob numbering over 100 people known as the Scarlet Mask Society or the Jackson County Vigilance Committee.
The lynching
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is related to other means of social control that...
s occurred on July 20 and 25, 1868. See Reno Gang
Reno Gang
The Reno Brothers Gang, also known as the Reno Gang and The Jackson Thieves, were a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, they carried out the first three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history...
for further details.
A portion of the locale is now a small development of newer homes named "The Crossing", just west of Seymour, Indiana
Seymour, Indiana
Seymour was the site of the World's First Train Robbery, committed by the local Reno Gang, on October 6, 1866 just east of town. The gang was put into prison for the robbery, and later hanged at Hangman's Crossing outside of town....
on U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near...
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