Schafer, North Dakota - Wikipedia
Schafer is an unincorporated area and the former county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The county seat was moved to Watford City, and is now a ghost town. However, the town would still have existed if not for a land dispute between the Schafer family and the Great Northern Railway.
Lynching of Charles Bannon - Wikipedia
The lynching of Charles Bannon took place in the US state of North Dakota on January 29, 1931. The self-confessed killer of a family of six, Bannon was taken from the jail in Schafer and hanged from a bridge, becoming the last victim of a lynching in the state.
North Dakota Court System - North Dakota's Last Lynching
Jan 27, 2003 · In the early morning hours of January 29, 1931, a mob broke into the small stone jail at Schafer, North Dakota, and seized Charles Bannon. The mob hanged Bannon from a nearby bridge. It was North Dakota's last lynching.
Vigilante Justice: The Story of North Dakota’s Last Lynching
Feb 22, 2018 · For our purposes here, we will begin the story on a farm just North of Schafer, North Dakota in February 1930. At this time in the state’s history, Schafer was the County Seat and is located just East of Watford City.
Story of last lynching in ND to become movie - Minot Daily News
Dec 12, 2020 · That was the night an angry group of masked men hanged confessed murderer Charles Bannon from a bridge at Schafer in McKenzie County. It was the last lynching in North Dakota.
Schafer, ND, Watford City, ND 58854, US - MapQuest
Schafer Map. The neighborhood of Schafer is located in McKenzie County in the State of North Dakota. Find directions to Schafer, browse local businesses, landmarks, get current traffic estimates, road conditions, and more. The Schafer time zone is Central Daylight Time which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
North Dakota’s last lynching: a history film - KFYR-TV
Feb 15, 2023 · Set in Schafer, North Dakota in 1931, the movie tells of a farming family of six who mysteriously goes missing. Suspicions rise and are aimed at the farm hand, Charles Bannon. Bannon was...