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 Ambush at McKinney
N 33° 15.133 W 096° 36.251
14S E 723194 N 3681808
Texas Historical Marker documenting some of the post-Bonnie and Clyde exploits of two of the Barrow Gang, Raymond Hamilton and Ralph Fults.
Waymark Code: WMHWCR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2013
Views: 5
Marker Number: 17249
Marker Text:
In the early 1930s, the Barrow Gang committed robberies and other crimes across the country. Although the gang was infamous for its leaders, Bonnie and Clyde, two other members, Raymond Hamilton and Ralph Fults, were equally dangerous. In 1935, after Bonnie and Clyde had been killed, Hamilton and Fults robbed the Beaumont Armory and hid their loot with a bootlegger near McKinney. On Feb. 24, 1935, the two men drove through Collin County to pick up the stolen goods. As they crossed a culvert off of the highway north of McKinney, they were ambushed by Collin County officers. Although Hamilton was shot, they both managed to escape, abandoning their stolen Ford Coupe in Weston. (2012)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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