Killough Monument-MISSING LbNA #7895 (ARCHIVED)
Map
Nearby Boxes
Add Note
Add Location| Owner: | BarefootLucy  |
|---|---|
| Plant date: | Apr 18, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Mt. Selman |
| County: | Cherokee |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Nac Trail Cat |
|---|---|
| Last found: | Mar 28, 2007 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 18, 2004 |
04/24/07-KILLOUGH MONUMENT BOX IS GONE. I MAY REPLACE IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE YET. PLEASE THOUGH, THIS SITE IS WELL WORTH VISITING EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET A STAMP FOR IT!
THIS WAS A GOOD BOX, ONE THAT HUNG AROUND FOR QUITE A LONG TIME IN LETTERBOX TERMS. I SURE HOPE EVERYONE WHO FOUND IT ENJOYED FINDING IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED READING THE REPORTS OF IT.
*****Please be sensitive to recent controversy surrounding this location and the apparent abuse of it by some unscrupulous individuals. They have announced new hours for the location 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., so please honor those hours even if the gates happen to be open.
Also, this location is well worth the visit for the sake of some rich local history, but I don't suggest visiting alone due to the seclusion and recent uproar. I do, however, feel the location is basically safe as long as the visitor exercises common sense."
************************************
This box is a "drive-to" box. Getting there is trickier than finding it once you are there!
The Killough Monument box is placed to commemorate an unforgettable event in East Texas history - the Killough Massacre. The Killoughs' extended family was ambushed by Indians in their fields as they hurriedly attempted to bring in their crops and leave the area because of the dangerous Indian situation at the time. Eighteen family members were either murdered or taken away and never heard from again. Some of the men managed to escape on horseback and three women and a baby were able to hide nearby until they were discovered a few days later by a friendly Indian and led to safety. The bodies that were found were buried at the site of the monument. The monument is still cared for by the Killough fmaily, who reunites there every other year, and some family members still choose to be buried there.
Visiting this peaceful monument which is surrounded by solitude evokes a strong sense of irony when a visitor considers the chaos and horror which must have run through the Killough family. Even though the story is gruesome, visiting this monument brings us so close to our pioneer history that we can reach out and touch it. The men and women remembered at this site were brave, hardworking souls who epitomized the Texas spirit.
Some also say that this site is haunted and that the event is replayed over and over there. I've been visiting Killough monument since I was a kid, and I've never seen or heard anything out of the ordinary, but then I wasn't looking either!
GETTING THERE: From Jacksonville, drive North on Highway 69 to Mt. Selman. The first large road sign you will come to in Mt. Selman is for Highway 855. You will turn left on 855, across from the Texaco station. Take 855 2.7 miles to County Road 3405 - there will be a sign pointing left to Killough Monument. Turn left on CR 3405 and go exactly .5 mile and turn right. Another road will soon angle in from the right - ignore it and bear left. From your last turn you will go exactly one mile. On the left, you will see two very large iron ore rocks flanking two green gates, which will be open. Turn through the gates and continue on that road to the very end - and to Killough Monument.
NOTE: It appears they are in the process of re-marking the roads and some of them may not be correct or may be changing, so follow the directions above very closely rather than relying on road numbers.
Park in the small parking lot (more of a turnaround). Walk to the end of the lot, where there are several metal posts. Turn right and walk to the fence across the road from the monument. When you reach the fence, turn left and you will immediately see an old rusted pole with a cement block attached to the closer end to you. between the pole and the fence, you will see a partially buried concrete block with another concrete block leaning against it (it may even appear to you to be one large concrete block. Turn the leaning concrete box over and look under leaves and debris for the box.
Although this is a very rural box, the Killough family does good maintenance there and cleans up fairly often. Please rehide well and leave it appearing undisturbed.
ALSO NOTE: This is a pretty safe location during the day; however, it is evident that folks go here to party on the weekends, so I don't suggest looking for this box after dark. That, and don't forget, it MIGHT be haunted!
For more information on letterboxing in Texas, join the Texas talk list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterboxingtexas
THIS WAS A GOOD BOX, ONE THAT HUNG AROUND FOR QUITE A LONG TIME IN LETTERBOX TERMS. I SURE HOPE EVERYONE WHO FOUND IT ENJOYED FINDING IT AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED READING THE REPORTS OF IT.
*****Please be sensitive to recent controversy surrounding this location and the apparent abuse of it by some unscrupulous individuals. They have announced new hours for the location 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., so please honor those hours even if the gates happen to be open.
Also, this location is well worth the visit for the sake of some rich local history, but I don't suggest visiting alone due to the seclusion and recent uproar. I do, however, feel the location is basically safe as long as the visitor exercises common sense."
************************************
This box is a "drive-to" box. Getting there is trickier than finding it once you are there!
The Killough Monument box is placed to commemorate an unforgettable event in East Texas history - the Killough Massacre. The Killoughs' extended family was ambushed by Indians in their fields as they hurriedly attempted to bring in their crops and leave the area because of the dangerous Indian situation at the time. Eighteen family members were either murdered or taken away and never heard from again. Some of the men managed to escape on horseback and three women and a baby were able to hide nearby until they were discovered a few days later by a friendly Indian and led to safety. The bodies that were found were buried at the site of the monument. The monument is still cared for by the Killough fmaily, who reunites there every other year, and some family members still choose to be buried there.
Visiting this peaceful monument which is surrounded by solitude evokes a strong sense of irony when a visitor considers the chaos and horror which must have run through the Killough family. Even though the story is gruesome, visiting this monument brings us so close to our pioneer history that we can reach out and touch it. The men and women remembered at this site were brave, hardworking souls who epitomized the Texas spirit.
Some also say that this site is haunted and that the event is replayed over and over there. I've been visiting Killough monument since I was a kid, and I've never seen or heard anything out of the ordinary, but then I wasn't looking either!
GETTING THERE: From Jacksonville, drive North on Highway 69 to Mt. Selman. The first large road sign you will come to in Mt. Selman is for Highway 855. You will turn left on 855, across from the Texaco station. Take 855 2.7 miles to County Road 3405 - there will be a sign pointing left to Killough Monument. Turn left on CR 3405 and go exactly .5 mile and turn right. Another road will soon angle in from the right - ignore it and bear left. From your last turn you will go exactly one mile. On the left, you will see two very large iron ore rocks flanking two green gates, which will be open. Turn through the gates and continue on that road to the very end - and to Killough Monument.
NOTE: It appears they are in the process of re-marking the roads and some of them may not be correct or may be changing, so follow the directions above very closely rather than relying on road numbers.
Park in the small parking lot (more of a turnaround). Walk to the end of the lot, where there are several metal posts. Turn right and walk to the fence across the road from the monument. When you reach the fence, turn left and you will immediately see an old rusted pole with a cement block attached to the closer end to you. between the pole and the fence, you will see a partially buried concrete block with another concrete block leaning against it (it may even appear to you to be one large concrete block. Turn the leaning concrete box over and look under leaves and debris for the box.
Although this is a very rural box, the Killough family does good maintenance there and cleans up fairly often. Please rehide well and leave it appearing undisturbed.
ALSO NOTE: This is a pretty safe location during the day; however, it is evident that folks go here to party on the weekends, so I don't suggest looking for this box after dark. That, and don't forget, it MIGHT be haunted!
For more information on letterboxing in Texas, join the Texas talk list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterboxingtexas