Historic Medley District
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Historic Medley District Speaker Series 2019
February 10, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tony Cohen, Button Farm Living History Center
“The Lynching of George Peck”
Historian Anthony Cohen will speak on the lynching of George Peck in Poolesville, Maryland on January 10, 1880. The life of Peck, a local laborer accused of assaulting a young white girl, will be examined along with details of his arrest, abduction and murder at the hands of a mob. The presentation will feature images of the people, places and artifacts from this long-overlooked chapter of Poolesville history.