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The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

Released Thursday, 28th March 2024
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The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good

Thursday, 28th March 2024
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On a moonless Summer night in June of 1866 three robbers made a mad cash grab reminiscent of a spaghetti western. While they skedaddled away from with their cash prize, can they lose the authorities in the Big Apple?


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Sources:

"Bank Robbery, 1866", Bowdoinham Historical Society, https://www.bowdoinhamhistoricalsociety.org/article/bank-robbery-1866

"Examination of Bowdoinham Bank Robbers- Second Day Proceedings", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 27, 1866.

"McGuire (one of the Bowdoinham Bank Robbers)- not yet arraigned, Interesting Particulars", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 26, 1866.

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