Bank Robbers, Montpelier, Idaho
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Rose Red
N 42° 19.060 W 111° 18.451
12T E 474658 N 4685093
Quick Description: On the afternoon of August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and two of his infamous Wild Bunch Gang--Elza Lay and Bob Meeks--invaded Montpelier’s bank (est. 1891) and scooped up between $7,000 to $16,500 in gold, silver and currency.
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2007 10:31:24 AM
Waymark Code: WM2V77
Views: 67
Long Description: 
I traveled The Oregon Trail with an
Elderhostel group from Kansas City/Independence, Missouri to Oregon
City, Oregon June 13-28, 2007. On Friday, June 22, we traveled to
Montpelier, Idaho.
After settling in our motel, I walked into
town where I photographed and got coordinates for the Pioneer
Church bell. I found the benchmark (NT0198) in the concrete base of
World War Memorial in front of City Hall at Washington and Sixth
Streets. I got a vanilla ice cream cone that was so cold it hurt to
eat it. I took several more photographs and coordinates including
“Bank Robbers.”
On the afternoon of August 13, 1896, Butch
Cassidy and two of his infamous Wild Bunch Gang--Elza Lay and Bob
Meeks--invaded Montpelier’s bank (est. 1891) and scooped up between
$7,000 to $16,500 in gold, silver and currency. Leaving the
surprised cashier and terrified customers, they calmly rode away up
Montpelier canyon. I photographed the historical Idaho marker, the
historical signboards and the signatures in the concrete
sidewalk.
Instructions for logging waymark: A
photograph is required of you (or your GPS receiver, if you are
waymarking solo) and the historical marker.