Herrin massacre site
Herrin massacre site is a site in Herrin, Illinois. June 21-22, 1922—the strikebreakers killed in the woods. HauntHunt files it with labor history, dark history and local folklore. Its accounts name only a collective — the herrin dead. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend, 1 documented fact and 1 named or described presence — documented record and retelling kept side by side. The site is open to visitors.
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Is Herrin massacre site haunted?
The record holds 2 claims, 1 legend, 1 named entity — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
Herrin is the '22 — the Lester who broke the deal, the 16 cars that were the shipped. The 50 were the surrendered — the safe passage that was the promise, the barbed wire that's the execution. The 214 were the indicted — the acquittals that were the 90% union, the 'no guilty' that's the record.
The superintendent was the first — the elderly and handicapped who was the killed, the march that's the Herrin. The cemetery was the second — the executions that were the lined up, the Elks sign that saved one. Herrin is the massacre — the 20+ who died, the Klan that's the context.
The file keeps Herrin: the 1922 strike, the Lester betrayal, the barbed wire, and the acquittals.
Herrin is the archive's Williamson County file — the labor war.
Why this file matters
Herrin is the archive's Williamson County file — the strike that killed.
A mine keeps its fence — the file's suggestion being that Herrin's hold is the betrayal: the '16 cars' that broke the deal, the 'barbed wire' that's the execution, and the 'no guilty' that's the county.
The record of claims
The dead are reportedly remembered. The accounts name only a collective — the Herrin dead. The reports at Herrin massacre site are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. 'Herrin' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. Named ghosts are the ones that last — this one has lasted.
The massacre is documented history. Herrin massacre site's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. Coverage gave the claim its audience; proof remains another matter. Sources including 'Herrin' keep the claim in circulation. The legend does what legends do — it explains the place in a way the records can't.
The dead are reportedly remembered. Herrin massacre site's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. The account has a collector's pedigree — written down as legend, which is the most honest status it can hold. 'Herrin' carries the account. The retelling is the record now — the legend metabolized the facts long ago.
Alleged entities
The dead are reportedly remembered. The accounts name only a collective — the Herrin dead. The reports at Herrin massacre site are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. 'Herrin' carries the account. The named presence is what turns a haunting into a household. The account stays in the file — reported, retold, unresolved.
Documented history
The June 1922 massacre is documented. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Herrin' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.
Verified historyWikipedia
Sources on file
- 01HerrinWikipedia · encyclopedia · A4
Field notes & open questions
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