Details for The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and Clyde

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5087004218

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Marker Number 4218
Atlas Number 5087004218
Marker Title The Red River Plunge of Bonnie and Clyde
Index Entry Bonnie and Clyde, The Red River Plunge of
Address
City Wellington vicinity
County Collingsworth
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 388400
UTM Northing 3869028
Subject Codes outlaws; duels, shoot-outs; women
Marker Year 1975
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Collingsworth Pioneers Park, US 83 on north side of Salt Fork of the Red River
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text On June 10, 1933, Mr. & Mrs. Sam Pritchard and family saw from their home on the bluff (west) the plunge of an auto into Red River. Rescuing the victims, unrecognized as Bonnie Parker and Clyde and Buck Barrow, they sent for help. Upon their arrival, the local sheriff and police chief were disarmed by Bonnie Parker. Buck Barrow shot Pritchard's daughter while crippling the family car to halt pursuit. Kidnapping the officers, the gangsters fled. Bonnie & Clyde were fated to meet death in 1934. In this quiet region, the escapade is now legend. (1975)
ATLAS_NUM=5087004218

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