Massacre of Pat Hennessey - Hennessey, OK
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N 36° 06.682 W 097° 53.947
14S E 599082 N 3996861
This historical marker is located in Memorial Park on the north side of Hennessey.
Waymark Code: WMYAQ2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
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The town of Hennessey is located on Highway 81, roughly the route of the old Chisholm Trail. Pat Hennessey was an Irish freighter who traveled the Trail. The massacre of Pat Hennessey is a well known local story about this freighter and his men being brutally murdered along the trail. The marker indicates it was done by Indians, however, a differing story by others indicates the culprits were white horse theieves disguised as Indians.
This marker was placed by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Highway Commission in 1957.
Massacre of
Pat Hennessey
Freighter Hennessey's charred
body tied to his wagon wheel was
found in a smouldering fire near
3 of his drivers, all killed on
July 4, 1874, in last Indian wars
when his train was on way
along Chisholm Trail to Kiowa
Agency. Grave is 2 blocks west
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