Blogs from Coffeyville, Kansas, United States, North America

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COMMUNITY PRIDE Winnemuccca is a bustling five brothel railroad town in north central Nevada. When you next visit there and perhaps might grow weary of drinking and carousing make your way the northwest corner of Bridge Street and 4th Avenue and gaze at the commemorative plaque outside of the First National Bank. That bank has been the source of community pride in Winnemucca since September 19, 1900 when it was robbed of $32,640 in gold by three sassy bandits who made a clean getaway with their booty. The bandits were later thought to be Harvey Logan, Will Carver, and the Sundance Kid. Butch Cassidy led the gang but was never identified as one of the robbers. Loot from Winnemucca and from the Tipton Train Robbery in Wyoming provided the funds needed for Butch and Sundance and ... read more

4/25/2012 - Dodge City, KS - Big Well - Coffeyville, KS - Oswego, KS

North America » United States » Kansas » Coffeyville April 25th 2012

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Shelby T

4/25/2012 - Got woke up early today with the news that Dakota, our granddaughter; had broken her arm while playing volleyball. Filled up with propane and gasoline before leaving Dodge City, KS. Stopped in Greensburg, KS to see the "Big Well", the largest hand dug well in the USA. The well was closed for viewing due to construction around the well. Will re-open on May 26th. Continued on to Coffeyville, KS. This is the hometown of the Daltons. Also was the town where the gang attempted to rob two banks at the same time. This did not work out to well for the Dalton Gang due to one of the banks having a timelock on the safe. The ten minute delay waiting on the timelock allowed the townspeople to realize what was happening, gather together, get ... read more

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