Clay County Savings Association Building - Jesse James
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N 39° 14.814 W 094° 25.152
15S E 377534 N 4345135
The first American 'daylight' bank robbery by members of the James-Younger Gang (Frank and Jesse James).
Waymark Code: WM44PQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2008
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From Widipedia: The Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri was the scene of the first daylight bank robbery which is believed to have been conducted on February 13, 1866 by members of the James-Younger Gang. The robbers escaped with $60,000, one of the biggest heists of the gang's robberies, and killed a student from William Jewell College.
Date of crime: 02/13/1866
Public access allowed: yes
Fee required: yes
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