Monument in Adair, Iowa, USA showing the location of the first train robbery in the west by Jesse James.

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Monument in Adair, Iowa, USA showing the location of the first train robbery in the west by Jesse James. Jesse James and his notorious gang of outlaws staged the world's first robbery of a moving train the evening of July 21, 1873, a mile and a half west of Adair, Iowa. Early in July the gang had learned that $75,000 in gold from the Cheyenne region was to come through Adair on the recently build main line of the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad. Jesse sent his brother, Frank James, and Cole Younger to Omaha to learn when the gold shipment was to reach there. Jesse, Jim and Tom Younger, Clell Miller and Bill Chadwell remained camped in the hills in the Adair area.

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Size: 5599px × 3733px
Location: Near White Pole Road, Adair, Iowa, USA.
Photo credit: © Richard Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1873, adair, gang, history, holiday, iowa, james, jesse, journey, landmark, monument, notorious, outlaws, roadside, robbery, train, trip, usa, vacation, visit