Wednesday Walking With the James Gang

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An entry for the #wednesdaywalk challenge hosted by tattoodjay@tattoodjay.

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A long time ago, for a #weekendengagement post, the love of my life and I tracked the end game of the Gang's gang exit from the city I live in. Love of my life = my daughter, by the way...clarification. Gang's game, by way of clarification, is none other than Jesse James.

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Long story short, from a local newspaper article online, the James gang would have robbed the bank in the distance and planned on a ferry across the Mississippi to Minnesota. Plans didn't happen as expected, as Jesse passed...

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The view to the east the gang would have looked at 150 years ago...

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I walked out for a view of the river here...

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Ultimately, Jesse James killed the plan due to the inconsistency of the ferry service. I mean, this area...so much damn history!

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More research is required, but from what I gathered, this is an area the James gang would have needed for exit to Minnesota:

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More research to come, but a wonderful #wednesdaywalk outing. More to come soon, I promise...who knew sharing on the blockchain was so fascinating??We

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