1896 Sheriff David Fulton Douglass is Killed in the Line of Duty

This monument to Sheriff  David Fulton Douglass is located just off of Airport Road near Nevada City, California.  It lays in the woods all by itself, with no houses nearby.  The monument represents where, on July 26, 1896, Sheriff Douglass, along with a bandit, shot and killed each other.  They are both buried at this [...]

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This post was written by jd on November 4, 2009 Comments (0)