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PIC ID: 25790

Vernon Hugh Merritt

American, 1872-1942

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Merritt was a farmer in Paducah, KY. In 1908 he submitted photographs, possibly his own, of the Kentucky Night Riders for copyright. The Night Riders were a vigilante group who fought against the tobacco monopoly.

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Vernon Hugh Merritt has 3 locations.

Birth (April 18, 1872)

KY
USA

Active in (1900s)

Paducah, KY
USA

Death (January 11, 1942)

Warren, KY
USA