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Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station |
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Junction,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 23' 29.00671000008",
-99° 53' 48.30803999988"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
Here the climax of a western track-down occurred on Jan.18, 1878, when Texas Rangers killed suspected murderer Dick Dublin, member of a gang of outlaws. Although a friend yelled for him to run, Dublin was shot (150 yds. S) as the intrepid James B. Gillett and 3 other Rangers rushed his hide-out (60 yds.E). Dick's brothers (Role and Dell), Mack Potter, and Rube Boyce were captured after a partner of the gang turned informer. Three of them (plus two others) were convicted Aug. 23-24, 1880, of the 1877 robbery of the U.S. Mail at Pegleg Station. (1969)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station Historical Marker Location Map, Junction, Texas
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