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100-Year Anniversary of Mary Phagan's Death

Marietta teenager Mary Phagan was killed 100 years ago at the National Pencil factory in Atlanta, starting a chain of events that culminated in the lynching of Leo Frank.

Marietta teenager Mary Phagan was killed 100 years ago at the National Pencil factory in Atlanta, starting a chain of events that culminated in the lynching of Leo Frank less than 2½ years later near Frey's Gin. Friday, April 26, marked the anniversary of Phagan's death.

As we've explored on Marietta Patch, the deaths of the 13-year-old girl and the man convicted of her murder remain raw moments in the history of Marietta, Cobb County and some of the area's leading families.

There was a steady stream of visitors to the Marietta City Cemetery, specifically to Phagan's tombstone, on Friday, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

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For more on Mary Phagan and Leo Frank:

  • 100 Year Anniversary of Mary Phagan's Death, Announcement
  • "Paying My Respects to Mary Phagan."
  • "Lynching Anniversary and Other History."
  • "The Troubling Case of Leo M. Frank."
  • "The Trial of Leo M. Frank."
  • "The Battle for Leo Frank."

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