The Great Montepelier Bank Robbery
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On the afternoon of August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and two of his infamous Wild Bunch Gang--Elza Lay and Bob Meeks--invaded Montpelier’s bank (est. 1891) and scooped up between $7,000 to $16,500 in gold, silver and currency.
Waymark Code: WM394K
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2008
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I traveled The Oregon Trail with an Elderhostel group from Kansas City/Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon June 13-28, 2007. On Friday, June 22, we traveled to Montpelier, Idaho.
After settling in our motel, I walked into town where I photographed and got coordinates for the Pioneer Church bell. I found the benchmark (NT0198) in the concrete base of World War Memorial in front of City Hall at Washington and Sixth Streets. I got a vanilla ice cream cone that was so cold it hurt to eat it. I took several more photographs and coordinates including “Bank Robbers.”
According to the signboard across the street, on the afternoon of August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and two of his infamous Wild Bunch Gang--Elza Lay and Bob Meeks--invaded Montpelier’s bank (est. 1891) and scooped up between $7,000 to $16,500 in gold, silver and currency. Leaving the surprised cashier and terrified customers, they calmly rode away up Montpelier canyon. I photographed the historical Idaho marker, the historical signboards and the signatures in the concrete sidewalk.
The Bank of Montpelier est. 1891 is now the Mountain Latho The Printing Shop, 833 Washington Street, Montpelier, Idaho 83254.