Big Jack Davis – Nevada Outlaw – Legends of America
WEBOn September 3, 1877, he went to rob a stagecoach at Warm Springs, Nevada. During the attempted robbery, he was shot and killed. Treasure hunters have long searched in Six-Mile Canyon and along the Truckee River, looking for the gold that Davis was said to have buried, without success.
Nevada’s Outlaws - Nevada Magazine
WEBWestern penitentiaries were, by design, extremely unpleasant, and some were virtually escape-proof. Such was not the case with Carson City’s Nevada State Prison. On a frigid Sept.17, 1871, 29 inmates staged the largest breakout in the nation’s history.
Reno Gang - Wikipedia
WEBThe Reno Gang was the first "Brotherhood of Outlaws" in the United States. They terrorized the Midwest for several years and inspired a host of other similar gangs who copied their crimes, leading to several decades of high-profile train robberies. [1] Their gang attracted several new members after the end of the war.
The Great Train Robbery – Nevada Magazine
WEBNevada outlaws conducted the first train robbery in the West. BY ERIC CACHINERO. Just two and a half short years after the Central Pacific Railroad arrived in Reno, an engineer found his forehead on the business end of at least one six-shooter.
Nevada’s Outlaws - Nevada Magazine
WEBIf you were to ask the average Western history buff to name the most infamous desperados of the late-19th-century frontier, he would no doubt rattle off such names as Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin, and Billy the Kid.
Butch Cassidy - Wikipedia
WEBRobert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, [1] was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West.
10 Famous Outlaws of The Wild West - History Hit
WEBSep 16, 2021 · Here are 10 of the most famous and notorious of these outlaws of the Wild West. 1. Jesse James. Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang.
The Reno Gang - True West Magazine
WEBJan 13, 2016 · The outlaws took the bait and instead of gold, met a platoon of lawmen. Five of the gang were captured, but a lynch mob took over and hanged them. The rest of the gang was rounded up and the lynch mob reappeared.
12 Notorious Wild West Outlaws - History Collection
WEBThe arrival of the railroads added another lucrative target, albeit a more labor-intensive one, requiring teamwork from a sizeable outlaw gang to subdue an entire train in order to rob its hold and passengers. And throughout, banks were a standby target of choice. Following are 12 notorious outlaws who operated in the heyday of the Wild West.
List of Old West gunfighters - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of Old West gunfighters, referring to outlaws or lawmen, of the American frontier who gained fame or notoriety during the American Wild West or Old West. Some listed were never gunfighters.
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