In the small mining community of Nyota, Alabama, a sense of duty and the perils of law enforcement converged in the life and untimely death of Special Deputy Sheriff Henry Clay Vaughn. At 53 years old, Vaughn had been specially appointed to police the mining camp, a role that placed him on the front lines of maintaining order in a potentially rough-and-tumble environment. His service, however, would be tragically cut short on a Friday in the winter of 1931.
On December 18th, while on duty
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