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Worth Bagley Stone Marker

Worth Bagley Stone Marker

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Worth Bagley Stone Marker

Name: Worth Bagley Stone Marker
Rating: 2

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Riverside County, California, United States

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3. Barker Dam – Wall Street Stamp Mill loop from Twentynine Palms

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Christian W

June 17, 2023

According to an explanation, which is provided close to the stone, this location exemplifies the brutal competition for land and water at the time.
This is the location of a shootout between Worth Bagley and William F Keys in 1943. According to Keys' testimony, the two constantly argued over water access, land ownership and use. Their arguing culminated in a gunfight after Bagley ambushed Keys. The gunfight ended with Bagley dead and Keys convicted of manslaughter.
After his release from San Quentin State Prison in 1948, Keys returned to his home at Desert Queen Ranch (Keys-Ranch) and carved a stone marker that once stood here.
Someone vandalized the marker in 2014. Park staff relocated the stone to the park’s museum for safekeeping. This is a to-scale representation of the original marker.

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