Minnesota Prairie Roots

Writing and photography by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

In which I learn a lot about the James-Younger Gang bank raid in Northfield » Bank raid, museum front exterior

The front of the museum. If you look underneath the white steps, you’ll find three holes ringed in black, supposedly bullet holes made during the raid. It’s conjecture with nothing proven, according to Christian Hakala, who had his doubts about the holes.

Bank raid, wanted poster
Bank raid, former Ames Mill
 

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