Outlaw legend, Russellville, Indiana

Description: Donna Roberts transcribed interview of Eloise VanVactor about the burning of a covered bridge over Raccoon Lake. According to VanVactor, some men set a fire to distract the fire department before burning the covered bridge.
Origin: 1979-11-24
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2756
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Legends
People
Criminals
Crimes
Folklore

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