Most 845LIFE subjects are about living people. This one, however, is not.
Claudius Smith has been dead for almost 238 years, hanged in front of a crowd at the original Orange County Courthouse on Jan. 22, 1779. Last week, the Orange County Historian’s Office unveiled a “Legend and Lore” marker in front of the 1841 courthouse – which replaced the original courthouse on the same site. “There are lots of rumors and myths about Claudius Smith,” says Johanna Yaun, county historian. “Which is why it’s a Legend and Lore marker and not a historical marker. Because everybody has a different story about him.”
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