
Hanging of Diamond L. Slim Clifton
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BruceS
N 43° 51.261 W 104° 12.349
13T E 563828 N 4856002
Quick Description: Historical marker commemorating a vigilante justice event in Wyoming history.
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 8/31/2007 4:35:10 AM
Waymark Code: WM23ZD
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Long Description:The Hanging of Diamond L. Slim Clifton
Beyond this sign, this side of the bridge on the main track, there was
once a bridge on the spur that ran up the canyon to Cambria Mining Camp.
In imagination you might see the ghost of "Diamond L. Slim" Clifton
hanging from this phantom bridge.
Slim was hung in 1903 for the murder of a young couple, Louella and John
Church, Slim's neighbors and friends. People throughout northeastern Wyoming,
angered by the grisly deed, stormed the jail, took the prisoner from Sheriff
Billy Miller at gun point and dragged Slim to the bridge. Masked men
slipped the noose around Slim's neck and dropped him from the bridge nearly
decapitating him. Such was vigilante justice. ~ text of marker