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Monday, June 25, 2007
This Date in History
June 25, 1865 - William Thadeus Phillips born in Sandusky, Michigan. (According to death certificate.)
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Conservation Group Wants Special Protections for Adobe Town
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - A Laramie-based conservation group asked the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council to approve special designations to protect approximately 180,000 acres of Adobe Town, a unique formation of rocks, cliffs and spires in southwestern Wyoming.
At the turn of the 20th Century, Robert LeRoy Parker and Kid Curry _ better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid _ used the badlands of Adobe Town to hide fresh horses, including those used to rob a Union Pacific train at Tipton in the summer of 1900. - More at Casper Star Tribune
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Off-Road Adventures - The Outlaw Trail Part VII
On June 28, 1897, the Sundance Kid, Kid Curry, Tom Oday, Walt Puteney, and George Curry held up the bank in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. They got away with about $87. Long before the Sundance Kid began riding with Butch Cassidy, he was teamed up with Kid Curry. The two outlaws were a lot alike. Both were very fast and deadly accurate with six-guns. Both shot and killed lawmen as well as others who they considered to be a threat. Most of all, no matter how hard they tried, neither one could plan a successful robbery. - More at Off-Road
Friday, June 15, 2007
This Date in History
June 15, 1897 - Charley Guild's saloon robbed - Henry Wilbur "Bub" Meeks is arrested and charged with the crime.
Friday, June 08, 2007
This Date in History
June 8, 1844 - Maximillian Parker, father of Robert LeRoy Parker aka Butch Cassidy, is born in England.
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Butch Cassidy Days in Laramie
Via the Wyoming Arts Blog comes news of the Western Outlaw Festival & Butch Cassidy Days in Laramie, Wyoming June 15-17. Click on the links for schedules and more information.
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