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George N. Woods

died June 23, 1882 · La Plata County, Colorado

George N. Woods was hanged at Durango, Colorado, on June 23, 1882, according to a brief item in The Iola Register published June 30, 1882. The item gives the place and date of the execution and nothing more about the man himself. The record also marks this as a judicial execution carried out by hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper notice of the hanging at Durango, Colorado (reporters).

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