April 13, 2013
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9:00
Welcome Arena: Mounted Shooting
10:00 Arena:
Bank Robbery
10:20 Arena: WOW Stick Horse Race 10:30 Arena: Mounted Shooting Stage: Hill Climbers 11:00 WOW—Lasso Demonstrations NOON Arena: Safe Haven Tennis Ball Toss 12:20 Arena: WOW Stick Horse Race Stage: Christian Songwriters Association 12:40 Arena: 1:00
Bank Robbery
Arena: Mounted Shooting
WOW—Lasso Demonstration
Other Points of Interest
World of Western Children’s Area *Pony Rides *Petting Zoo *Lasso Demonstrations *Longview Police Department Child-ID
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B i l l D a l t o n R o b b e r y
On May 23, 1894, famed outlaw Bill Dalton and three gang members, Jim Wallace and brothers Jim and Judd Nite, rode into Longview and robbed the First National Bank. What ensued was one of the Old West’s biggest shootouts with some 200 shots fired by outlaws and townspeople who responded to the holdup.
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Dalton and the Nite brothers escaped with some $2,000 in bank notes and coins. Two weeks later, Dalton – America’s best-known bandit in 1894 -was tracked down at a cabin in Oklahoma’s Arbuckle Mountains and killed by a posse. Judd Nite later was killed in a Central Texas shootout and brother Jim Nite captured and sent to prison for his role in the Longview robbery.
In 1994, during the In the downtown centennial year of the bank gunfight at Fredonia robbery, the Gregg County and Bank streets, resiHistorical Museum held its dents George Buckfirst Dalton Days. That ingham and Charles year the museum formally Learned died in the dedicated its permanent battle. Wounded in Bill Dalton Bank Robbery Bill Dalton the fight were citizens exhibit featuring photos, Walter McQueen, T.J. text, weapons and even the Summers and City Marshal Matt holdup note from the robbery. ApproMuckleroy. The marshal’s life priately, the museum exhibit is housed in was saved when an outlaw’s bullet a former bank vault. struck a coin purse in his shirt For more information about the pocket. Although seriously in1894 Dalton robbery , call the Gregg jured, Muckleroy eventually recovCounty Historical Museum at (903) 758ered. 5840. The museum is located at 214 N. When bandit Wallace was Fredonia St. in downtown Longview and killed by a citizen, Dalton decided open Tuesday—Friday 10a—4pm & it was time to hightail it out of Saturday noon to 4pm. town.
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www.DaltonDays.com