The Dalton Gang

This week's interesting General Land Office record features a land patent that belonged to Adeline Dalton, who was the mother of the ever so notorious brothers called the Dalton Gang. Known for robbing banks and trains, the Dalton Gang's origins were surprisingly on the right side of the law. Read on to find out what exactly happened in our ArcGIS StoryMaps.

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