Four Dead In 5 Seconds LbNA #68162
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Add Location| Owner: | Silver Eagle
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| Plant date: | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Location: | Alleyton Cemetery |
| City: | Columbus |
| County: | Colorado |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | shortags |
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| Last found: | Apr 5, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 14, 2015 |
Terrain Difficulty: Easy (flat, 50 yards RT)
Status: alive
Dallas Stoudenmire was an American Old West gunman and lawman who had a deadly reputation in his day and was involved in more gunfights than most of his better known contemporaries, such as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday. After serving in the Confederate army he became marshal of El Paso on April 11, 1881, and three days later became involved in one of the most famous gunfights in Old West history, called the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight". It started when El Paso Constable Gus Krempkau went into a saloon to retrieve his rifle and pistol and a confrontation erupted with former town marshal George Campbell over comments allegedly made by Campbell about Krempkau. A heavily intoxicated friend of Campbell's, John Hale, pulled one of Campbell's two pistols and shot Krempkau. Marshal Stoudenmire was eating dinner across the street so he ran out and started shooting his Smith & Wesson revolvers, killing first an innocent Mexican bystander, then Hale. When Campbell saw Hale go down, he tried to stop the fight, but Krempkau, thinking Campbell had shot him, fired at him before losing consciousness. Campbell screamed and scooped up his gun so Stoudenmire then fired and killed him. This gunfight made Stoudenmire a legend, but it eventually had deadly consequences as he was killed by another friend of Hale and Campbell, James Manning, on September 18, 1882. A funeral ceremony for Stoudenmire was held at El Paso's Masonic Lodge and his wife Isabella then had his body shipped to the Columbus area for burial. Stoudenmire is buried in the Alleyton Cemetery where this letterbox resides.
Directions:
From I10 east of Columbus go south on FM 102 for 0.3 mile then right on Alleyton Rd by historic marker for 0.1 mile to Alleyton Cemetery on the left. Drive through arch and continue to gate at end of fence and park.
Clues:
Walk through gate and go left a few steps to Dallas Stoudenmire grave. Continue 25 steps to huge tree. Go around left side where a small tree is growing close by. Letterbox is within roots of huge tree across from small tree and covered by sticks.
Status: alive
Dallas Stoudenmire was an American Old West gunman and lawman who had a deadly reputation in his day and was involved in more gunfights than most of his better known contemporaries, such as Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday. After serving in the Confederate army he became marshal of El Paso on April 11, 1881, and three days later became involved in one of the most famous gunfights in Old West history, called the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight". It started when El Paso Constable Gus Krempkau went into a saloon to retrieve his rifle and pistol and a confrontation erupted with former town marshal George Campbell over comments allegedly made by Campbell about Krempkau. A heavily intoxicated friend of Campbell's, John Hale, pulled one of Campbell's two pistols and shot Krempkau. Marshal Stoudenmire was eating dinner across the street so he ran out and started shooting his Smith & Wesson revolvers, killing first an innocent Mexican bystander, then Hale. When Campbell saw Hale go down, he tried to stop the fight, but Krempkau, thinking Campbell had shot him, fired at him before losing consciousness. Campbell screamed and scooped up his gun so Stoudenmire then fired and killed him. This gunfight made Stoudenmire a legend, but it eventually had deadly consequences as he was killed by another friend of Hale and Campbell, James Manning, on September 18, 1882. A funeral ceremony for Stoudenmire was held at El Paso's Masonic Lodge and his wife Isabella then had his body shipped to the Columbus area for burial. Stoudenmire is buried in the Alleyton Cemetery where this letterbox resides.
Directions:
From I10 east of Columbus go south on FM 102 for 0.3 mile then right on Alleyton Rd by historic marker for 0.1 mile to Alleyton Cemetery on the left. Drive through arch and continue to gate at end of fence and park.
Clues:
Walk through gate and go left a few steps to Dallas Stoudenmire grave. Continue 25 steps to huge tree. Go around left side where a small tree is growing close by. Letterbox is within roots of huge tree across from small tree and covered by sticks.