1908 Race Riot
Marker 2
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223 South Fifth - Site of Loper's Restaurant
On August 14, 1908, Harry Loper assisted Sheriff Werner in removing George Richardson and Joe James from the County Jail. The mob overturned and burned Harry Loper's car, which had been used to move the prisoners, and destroyed his restaurant. The first fatality of the riot was Louis Johnson, a patron at the restaurant. He was killed when struck by a bullet.
The third marker is located at Seventh and Washington.
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