The Dalton Gang's Last Raid: Coffeyville's Bloody Day
1892On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville, Kansas, and were met by armed townspeople in a gunfight that killed four of the five outlaws.
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On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville, Kansas, and were met by armed townspeople in a gunfight that killed four of the five outlaws.
The Dalton brothers grew up in Coffeyville. Everyone in town knew their faces. So when Bob Grat and Emmett Dalton rode in wearing brand-new clothes and…
Emmett Dalton was the only gang member to survive the Coffeyville raid. He took 23 gunshot wounds and somehow lived. Doctors pulled the lead out and a judge…
On October 5 1892 the Dalton Gang rode into Coffeyville Kansas to rob two banks at the same time. Nobody had ever tried that before. The five outlaws wore fake…
When Grat Dalton stormed into the Condon Bank and demanded the safe be opened a quick-thinking cashier told him the time lock would not release until 9:30 a.m.…
The Dalton Gang wanted to outdo Jesse James by robbing two banks simultaneously. Bob Dalton split the five-man crew sending Grat to the Condon Bank while he…
Walter 'Big Train' Johnson was one of the five original inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and he called Coffeyville home during the off-season.…
The Dalton Gang planned to tie their horses between the two Coffeyville banks for a quick getaway. But Eighth Street was torn up for repairs so they hitched…
Four Coffeyville citizens died fighting the Dalton Gang that October morning in 1892. Town marshal Charles Connelly and three other men gave their lives…
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On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted to rob two banks simultaneously in Coffeyville, Kansas, and were met by armed townspeople in a gunfight that killed four of the five outlaws.
On October 5 1892 the Dalton Gang rode into Coffeyville Kansas to rob two banks at the same time. Nobody had ever tried that before. The five outlaws wore fake…
The Dalton brothers grew up in Coffeyville. Everyone in town knew their faces. So when Bob Grat and Emmett Dalton rode in wearing brand-new clothes and…
When Grat Dalton stormed into the Condon Bank and demanded the safe be opened a quick-thinking cashier told him the time lock would not release until 9:30 a.m.…
Emmett Dalton was the only gang member to survive the Coffeyville raid. He took 23 gunshot wounds and somehow lived. Doctors pulled the lead out and a judge…
The Dalton Gang planned to tie their horses between the two Coffeyville banks for a quick getaway. But Eighth Street was torn up for repairs so they hitched…
Walter 'Big Train' Johnson was one of the five original inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and he called Coffeyville home during the off-season.…
The Dalton Gang wanted to outdo Jesse James by robbing two banks simultaneously. Bob Dalton split the five-man crew sending Grat to the Condon Bank while he…
Four Coffeyville citizens died fighting the Dalton Gang that October morning in 1892. Town marshal Charles Connelly and three other men gave their lives…
Before the gun smoke had cleared Coffeyville's citizens turned into souvenir hunters. People snipped hair from the dead outlaws' heads cut buttons off their…
In 1906 lumber baron W.P. Brown built a three-story sixteen-room mansion in Coffeyville that looked like it belonged in Washington D.C. The architects had…
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