McComas Incident

McComas Incident
NM Highway 90, New Mexico (NM), US
Text of the historical marker:

McComas Incident - In March 1883, Judge and Mrs. H. C. McComas were killed in this vicinity by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Chatto. An extensive manhunt failed to rescue their six-year-old son, who had been taken captive. This incident was part of a violent outbeak towards the end of the Apache wars.
Text of the historical marker:

McComas Incident - In March 1883, Judge and Mrs. H. C. McComas were killed in this vicinity by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Chatto. An extensive manhunt failed to rescue their six-year-old son, who had been taken captive. This incident was part of a violent outbeak towards the end of the Apache wars.
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