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Harry Longabaugh
(The Sundance Kid)
Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid) and Etta Place, just before they headed to South America. Etta Place (c1878 — ? was a companion of the American Outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh
Born 1867
Died c. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting November 1908 (assumed)

Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting November 1908?), sometimes spelled Longbaugh, born in Mont Clare, Pennsylvania, also known as The Sundance Kid, was an outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy's Wild bunch, in the American Old West. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber

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Notoriety, riding with Butch Cassidy

In 1887, Harry Longabaugh was convicted of horse theft and sentenced to 18 months in the Sundance, Wyoming, jail. Sundance is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1161 at the 2000 census. Because of this jail time he was called the Sundance Kid. Longabaugh likely met Butch Cassidy sometime after Cassidy was released from prison around 1896. They formed the "Wild Bunch Gang. " Together with the other members of the gang, they performed the longest string of successful bank robberies in American and Old West history. Bank robbery is the Crime of robbing a Bank. It is also called a bank heist, especially in the United States. Little is known of Longabaugh's exploits prior to his riding with Cassidy. However, this is known: in 1891 Harry Longabaugh was a 25 year old ranch hand working at the Bar U Ranch in Alberta, Canada. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [1] The Bar U was one of the largest commercial Ranches of the time.

Although Longabaugh was reportedly fast with a gun and often referred to as a "gunfighter", Longabaugh is not known to have killed anyone prior to a later shootout in Bolivia, where he and Cassidy were alleged to have been killed. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. He became better known than another outlaw member of the gang dubbed "Kid", Kid Curry, who killed numerous men while with the gang. Harvey Logan, (1867 - June 17, 1904) also known as Kid Curry, was a notorious Outlaw and gunman who ran with Butch Cassidy It is possible that often the "Sundance Kid" was mistaken for "Kid Curry", since many articles referred to the "Kid". The Sundance Kid did participate in a shootout with lawmen who trailed a gang led by George Curry to the Hole-in-the-Wall hideout and was thought to have wounded two lawmen in that shootout. George Sutherland Curry ( 1864 - April 17, 1900) was a robber of the Wild West. Hole-in-the-Wall is a remote hideout located in the Big Horn Mountains of Johnson County in northern Wyoming. With that exception, though, his verified involvement in shootouts is unknown.

Historically, the gang was for a time best known for their lack of violence during the course of their robberies, relying heavily on intimidation and negotiation, but nevertheless if captured they would have faced hanging. However, that portrayal of the gang is less than accurate and mostly a result of Hollywood portrayals depicting them as usually "non-violent". In reality, several people were killed by members of the gang, including five law enforcement officers killed by Kid Curry alone. "Wanted dead or alive" posters were posted throughout the country, with as much as a $30,000 reward for information leading to their capture or death. [2]

They began hiding out at a place they called the Hole In The Wall, located near Buffalo, Wyoming. Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3900 at the 2000 census. From there they could strike and retreat, with little fear of capture, since it was posted high on a mountain top, with a view in all directions of the surrounding territory. Pinkerton detectives led by Charlie Siringo, however, hounded the gang for a couple of years. "We Never Sleep" the famous motto of the Pinkerton Agency redirects here Charles Angelo Siringo (February 7 1855 — October 18 1928 was an American Author, lawman and famous detective and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective [2]

Cassidy and Longabaugh, evidently wanting to allow things to calm down a bit and looking for fresher robbing grounds, left the United States on February 20, 1901. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Longabaugh sailed with Butch Cassidy and Longabaugh's "wife", Etta Place, aboard the British ship Herminius for Buenos Aires in Argentina. Etta Place (c1878 — ? was a companion of the American Outlaws Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker and the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. [2]

One theory is that both Butch and Sundance were later killed by soldiers in Bolivia in November 1908, after the two of them heisted a Bolivian mining company payroll. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. According to reports, the two were involved in a lengthy gun battle with the soldiers, who had surrounded them inside a building in San Vicente, ending with their alleged death. [2]

However, there is some evidence to suggest that one or both returned to the United States, with Longabaugh dying in 1936. [3] The subject remains a matter of dispute.

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Popular culture

References

  1. ^ Parks Canada - Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada - Natural Wonders & Cultural Treasures
  2. ^ a b c d Carbon County Outlaws: Butch Cassidy
  3. ^ The Sundance Kid Harry Longabaugh Henry Long Mystery
  4. ^ a b Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

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