Sam Bass Train Robbery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 46.008 W 096° 36.062
14S E 724715 N 3627981
Texas Historical Marker in Mesquite's Heritage Plaza, in the 200 block of W Main Street, noting that Sam Bass and his gang pulled off a train robbery here in 1878. It's debatable whether it could be called a "success."
Waymark Code: WMQR3K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 6591

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(100 Yards NW) Sam Bass - with Seab Barnes, Hank Underwood, "Arkansas" Johnson, and Frank Jackson - held up a Texas & Pacific train here, April 10, 1878. They took $152, but missed hidden shipment of $30,000. In planning a bank robbery 3 months later, Bass was fatally shot by Rangers. (1968)
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