More than a century after a town marshal was killed near a street corner in Claxton, his sacrifice will be remembered with the unveiling of a plaque in recognition of his service. Marshal William A. Baggett, who was shot and killed Jan. 12, 1910, is the city’s only law enforcement officer to have lost his life in the line of duty. Over the decades after he was shot to death near the corner of Railroad and South Newton Streets, various city officials – for reasons unclear – never recognized the marshal’s sacrifice with a proper memorial.
Slain in 1910, memorial to honor Claxton marshal
Public invited to Oct. 15 ceremony