The Pound Massacre??

**1530** · August 28th, 2008, 10:18 AM

someone mentioned this to me i was wandering what is it??
does anyone know i had never heard of it?
all i know is it happened in pound

**shwalker32** · August 28th, 2008, 10:19 AM

same here never heard of it

**1530** · August 28th, 2008, 10:22 AM

i hadn't either my dad mentioned something to me about devil john wright but idk if that is what the massacre was or not

**imported_elp6n** · August 28th, 2008, 10:22 AM

You're probably thinking of the Pound Gap Massacre - Devil John Wright - Killing Rock- and all that...

http://www3.telus.net/lintott/pages/...smassacre.html

**sup-rbeast** · August 28th, 2008, 10:24 AM

That is it.

**sup-rbeast** · August 28th, 2008, 10:23 AM

If I'm not mistaken, it was where an outlaw or 2 killed a few folks about 100-50 years ago. Can't remember the details, but back in HS my drivers ED teacher was a local history buff, and he told us the story.

**shwalker32** · August 28th, 2008, 10:25 AM

anyone have the story please send along , igrew up in nova so im always interested in local history

**imported_elp6n** · August 28th, 2008, 10:28 AM

http://www3.telus.net/lintott/pages/...smassacre.html

You can also visit the Wise County Historial Society (in the courthouse) for more information (and probably more accurate info at that). http://www.wisevahistoricalsoc.org/

Try to get hold of a copy of The History of The Pound from the library or WCHS- very good book.