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Tucker County Seat War
The Tucker County Seat War (1893) was a dispute between the towns of Parsons and St. George, in Tucker County, West Virginia, over which should be the county seat. History Tucker County, Virginia (now West Virginia) was created in 1856 out of Randolph County. At that time, the enabling act also called for the county seat, where the county court would be located, to be in Westernford, originally known as "Fort Minear" and first settled in 1776. The name of the town was directed to be changed to "St. George" to complement the name of the county, which honored Henry St. George Tucker, Sr., a local judge and U.S. Congressman. Maxwell, Hubr>''History of Tucker County''Kingwood, West Virginia: Preston Publishing, 1884. A fire destroyed most of St. George in 1888, and as a result, when the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh RailwayCarnes, Eva Margaret"The Courthouse Wars (Part II)"''West Virginia Review'' (February 1944) was laid down to Leadsville (now Elkins, West Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat War
A county seat war is an American phenomenon that occurred mainly in the Old West as it was being settled and county lines determined. Incidents elsewhere, such as in southeastern Ohio and West Virginia, have also been recorded. As new towns sprang up and county lines were drawn, there was intense competition for the status and tax benefits bestowed by becoming a county seat. These "wars" often involved nothing more than lining up at the ballot box, but sometimes partisans for a particular town would resort to voter fraud, intimidation, or violence. History The fight between Coronado and neighboring Leoti in western Kansas is considered the bloodiest occurrence of this phenomenon. Leoti hired lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson from Dodge City, Kansas to help win the fight. Another violent county seat war in Kansas resulted in the Hay Meadow Massacre in Stevens County. Yet another Kansas county seat war resulted in the dissolution of a county when Eminence and Ravann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tucker County Seat War Courthouse 1893
Tucker may refer to: Places United States * Tucker, Arkansas * Tucker, Georgia * Tucker, Mississippi * Tucker, Missouri * Tucker, Utah, ghost town * Tucker County, West Virginia Outer space * Tucker (crater), a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Smythii People *Tucker (given name), a page for people with the given name "Tucker" *Tucker (surname), a page for people with the last name "Tucker" *Tucker (American wrestler) *Tucker (Northern Irish wrestler) Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities *Tucker, a Shetland pony in the film, ''Racing Stripes'' *Tucker Crowe, the fictional reclusive singer-songwriter in Nick Hornby's novel ''Juliet, Naked'' *Tucker Foley, one of the titular character's best friends on the animated series ''Danny Phantom'' *Tucker Jenkins, played by actor Todd Carty in the BBC television series ''Grange Hill'' and spin-off ''Tucker's Luck'' *Cameron Tucker, fictional character in the television series ''Modern Family'' *Tucker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." History Vigilantism and the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 In West Virginia
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
