Last updated on March 23rd, 2022 at 06:39 am. The Jesse James Home Museum is a house in St. Joseph, Missouri where the outlaw Jesse James lived and was gunned down on April 3, 1882, by a member of the James Gang for reward money. Many say it was Robert Ford who gunned him down, …
Last updated on March 23rd, 2022 at 06:36 am. 10 miles from Kansas City, the 1859 Independence Missouri Jail Museum is a fun day trip back in time to see where the infamous Frank James was incarcerated as well as American Civil War Confederate guerrilla leader William Quantrill. Today the Independence, Missouri jail and marshal’s …
Last updated on September 11th, 2022 at 06:12 am. Thirty minutes from Kansas City is the town of Liberty, Missouri and the location of the first successful daylight, peacetime bank robbery in the United States. The robbery took place in 1866, during the height of the Wild West days of the Midwest. Today, the building …
Last updated on September 10th, 2022 at 06:58 am. When I planned my visit to the Jesse James Museum, one of the first thoughts that came to mind was the Brady Bunch episode when Bobby becomes obsessed with Jesse James. In Bobby’s mind, Jesse James is a cool outlaw, and his parents, Mike and Carol don’t …