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According to public reports, it was a perfectly ordinary rural bank, though rumors persisted that General Adelbert Ames, son of the owner of the Ames Mill in Northfield, had deposited $50,000 there. Shortly after the robbery, Bob Younger declared that they had selected it because of its connection to two Union generals and Radical Republican ...
The Great Northfield, ... the September 7, 1876, robbery of "the biggest bank west of the Mississippi", in Northfield, Minnesota. ...
The First National Bank in the Scriver Building in Northfield, Minnesota, site of the attempted robbery The Scriver Building in Northfield, Minnesota. On September 7, 1876, Northfield experienced one of its most important historical events, when The James-Younger Gang attempted a robbery on the First National Bank of Northfield. [16]
The James-Younger gang — led by the infamous outlaw Jesse James — rode into Northfield, Minn., on Sept. 7, 1876, intent on robbing the First National Bank in heart of town.
On September 7, 1876, Miller was shot and killed by townspeople in the robbery attempt on the First National Bank of Northfield, along with outlaw Bill Chadwell and bank cashier Joseph Lee Heywood and citizen Nicholas Gustavson. Wounded in the fight were Frank James, Charlie Pitts (later killed), Cole Younger, Jim Younger, Bob Younger and ...
Ames was a stockholder in the bank, but Butler had no direct connection to it. [45] The gang attempted to rob the bank in Northfield at about 2 p.m. To carry out the robbery, the gang divided into two groups. Three men entered the bank, two guarded the door outside, and three remained near a bridge across an adjacent square.
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) depicts the failed Northfield bank robbery, with Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger. The Long Riders (1980) depicts the era of the James–Younger Gang's exploits, with David Carradine playing Cole. Frank and Jesse (1994) depicts the James–Younger Gang's outlaw days, with Randy Travis playing Cole.