Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Cross Burned at Macksburg

The Register-Leader, March 13, 1923

Ku Klux Klan activities have spread to Macksburg village according to advices reaching Marietta Tuesday morning. The fiery cross, symbolic of the hooded order, was burned from a hill overlooking Macksburg Monday night, about eleven o'clock.

The fiery spectacle of the cross was preceded by three loud explosions. This is the second time that the cross has been burned in Macksburg.


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