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| Directions: on RR 1871, near the corner of Westmoreland and Avenue F | |
| Marker #: 5319011299 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1971 | |
| Size, type: 18" x 28" | |
| Last reported condition: Poor; Refinish, yes | |
| Whorlie Well - Named for a victim in famous "Hoodoo War", provoked by cattle rustling in Mason County. John Whorlie (or Worley), a deputy sheriff, on May 13, 1875, lost a prisoner to a lynch mob on Aug. 10, 1875, Whorlie was killed and scalped while working on this well. His killer was identified as Scott Cooley, a friend of the lynched man. Masonic burial for Whorlie was conducted by the McCulloch Lodge No. 273, A. F. & A. M., of which he was a member. No one in Mason County was ever convicted for wrong doing in the "Hoodoo War", but after 1876 law, order, and peace were restored. (1971) | |
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Decimal degrees: N 30.748655 W -99.243670
Degrees, minutes: N 30 44.919 W 099 14.620 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 476677, Northing 3401772 |
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