Squaw Creek Burial Site
Fairfax, Atchison County, Missouri, USA
This burial site is located along what was at one time an Indian trail and a squaw was buried there. Nearby is the Minnesota Valley Creek. A family traveling west by covered wagon was murdered by a lone rider. He was caught and lynched near the bridge over this creek and the bridge is still called "Hangman's Bridge" by local residents. It is not known who the murdered family was, but they are buried near this site.
This burial site is located along what was at one time an Indian trail and a squaw was buried there. Nearby is the Minnesota Valley Creek. A family traveling west by covered wagon was murdered by a lone rider. He was caught and lynched near the bridge over this creek and the bridge is still called "Hangman's Bridge" by local residents. It is not known who the murdered family was, but they are buried near this site.
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- Added: 20 Dec 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2523980
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