Submitted by Alarmed-Cartoonist39 t3_101kdrd in springfieldMO
LifeRocks114 t1_j2o3dbh wrote
Reply to comment by Golden3ye in dark tourist needing directions by Alarmed-Cartoonist39
there was, and the museum on the square might have info about it, but the only notable thing on the square itself is the plaque about the lynchings of Fred Coker and Horace Duncan
Cloud_Disconnected t1_j2o4wrb wrote
The shootout was on the square between Wild Bill Hickok and Davis Tutt over a pocket watch lost in a poker game. There is a marker showing where Wild Bill stood and it has a diagram of the shootout.
As far as I know it's the only historical case of a movie-style stand-and-draw type duel, it's fairly famous.
Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_j2ombcl wrote
Tutt is buried in Maple Park Cemetery, I think. Corner of Campbell and Grand. The history museum does have an exhibit on it.
Cloud_Disconnected t1_j2outrd wrote
That is correct, he is buried there and there's a marker.
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