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Site of the first U.S. daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang. Located on the northeast corner of the historic Liberty Square. Admission fee. Open 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Saturday.
The Jesse James Bank, located on the historic square in Liberty, Missouri, was the site of the nation’s first successful daylight peacetime bank robbery. While the robbers were never caught, the crime as attributed to the infamous James Gang. Visitors see bank as it was in 1866.
Jesse’s boldness and flamboyance as a bank and train robber, combined with sensational publicity from newspapers and dime novels, soon made him a legend. A tour through the restored home will take visitors back to where the legend began.
The Jesse James Bank Museum, located on the historic square in Liberty, Missouri, was the site of the nation's first successful daylight peacetime bank robbery. While the robbers were never caught, the crime was attributed to the infamous James Gang. Visitors will see the bank as it was in 1866.
The Jesse James Bank Museum tour of the two-room bank shares the history of banking in the middle 1800s as well as the story of the 1866 bank robbery. Today, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Jesse James Bank Museum, located on the historic square in Liberty, was the site of the nation’s first successful daylight peacetime bank robbery. While the robbers were never caught, the crime was attributed to the infamous James Gang. Visitors see the bank as it was in 1866.
Visitors first tour the Jesse James Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of James family artifacts. After watching a brief film on the life and exploits of the infamous brothers, you will follow a winding trail to the humble cabin where the legend began.
Jesse James, his brother Frank, and the Younger brothers, Jim, Bob, and Cole robbed banks and trains to protest the Confederacy losing the Civil War. This was also common behavior for their leaders (Quanrill and William Anderson) and fellow guerrillas during the war.
The Jesse James Bank Museum is the location of the first successful daylight peacetime bank robbery in United States history, and it’s located right here in the Northland! On February 13th, 1866, a band of robbers raided the bank.
The Jesse James Bank Museum, Liberty, Missouri. 2,187 likes · 3 talking about this · 1,215 were here. The Jesse James Bank Museum is located on the historic square in downtown Liberty, Missouri.