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Gads Hill (First Missouri Train Robbery) Virtual Cache

Hidden : 1/5/2003
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

Jesse James was already well on his way to infamy when he successfully robbed a train on Gads Hill.

A product of the Civil War, Quantrill's Raiders, and the associated strife of being on the losing end, Jesse never understood the value of rocking easily on the front porch at the homestead. No he was off akillin' and arobbin'. His first successful Missouri train robbery was at Gads Hill on January 31, 1874. The gang rode off with $10,000 (in 1874 dollars). Oh well, it's all in a day's work.

Because all of the information above is well-known or easily attained, I'll have to have you email me the answer to this question to get credit for the cache:

What initials are on the historical sign at Gads Hill commemorating the robbery?

Less than 500 ft. from car to cache

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