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Sam Bass Holdup

Joshua, Johnson County

Marker Text

Along with two partners, Sam Bass, daring Texas outlaw, stopped a Fort Worth-Cleburne stage near here Dec. 20, 1877. Without firing a shot, they disarmed the driver, robbed passengers of $11.25. One outlaw, shot by a witness, was left by Bass to die. Less than a year later, Bass too was slain.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 4 mi N of Joshua on SH 174 (MARKER REPORTED MISSING 2009, Replaced in 2010)
Marker # 12673
Dedicated 1966
Size, Type 20" x 20"
Code outlaws
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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