Gravestone placed for notorious Baker City murderer

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Aug 28, 2023

Gravestone placed for notorious Baker City murderer

Samuel Pleasant Armstrong now has a gravestone — nearly 120 years after he was

Samuel Pleasant Armstrong now has a gravestone — nearly 120 years after he was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.

And the simple engraving doesn't mince words: Hanged for murder at Baker County Courthouse.

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