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Bicentennial Had James Gang Re-Enactment

From issue # 40 of Columbia! print magazine:Folklore of the Old West was the theme of the Columbia - Adair County Chamber of Commerce Bicentennial festivities, celebrating 200 years of history and folklore.

Highlighting the Bicentennial events was a re-enactment of the 1872 Bank of Columbia robbery by the James Gang, held on the square immediately following the parade at 3 p.m. with players from Guntown Mountain and James Gang re-enactors from Russellville (where another James Gang robbery took place).

Prizes and awards were offered and there were booths, pony rides, bar-b-q and knife swapping, a parade, antique trading and a western saloon show entitled The West of the Story presented by the Dream Depot crew.

Dates were Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aril 26, 27 and 28. 2002.

And throughout issue # 40 of Columbia! Magazine, find local folks remembering stories handed down through their families of the infamous James Gang and their rides through this area.



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