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(1853-1895) Notorious outlaw who killed over 30 men. son of a Methodist minister. "Wes" was an ardent southerner. His resistance to Union occupation troops made him a hero and set him on his lawless career. He always claimed he shot only in self defense. He was killed in El Paso, 1895.
Hardin, John Wesley, Near Boyhood Home of is a historical marker in Moscow, Polk County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 50 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 138 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9135, -94.8934 near Moscow. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardin, William Barnett (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Holhousen-Darby, Darby, Augustus, Home, and Darby-Holcomb Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010395. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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