| 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) |
