This general store was located in the small town of Caledonia, Iowa, in Ringgold County. On July 20, 1933, the Barrow Gang, composed of Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, Clyde's brother Buck, Buck's wife Blanche, and get-away driver W. D. Jones, stopped near Caledonia for badly needed supplies. This occurred just a day after the gang had a shootout with police in Platte City, Missouri. After three trips into town for gas, food, and medical supplies, the gang headed north. Suspicious townsfolk phoned the sheriff and the gang was traced to a park near Dexter, Iowa, where another shootout took place. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-US 9-12.23 Iowans Influence US History in a lesson on Iowa's involvement with the Bonnie and Clyde crime spree. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.021.048 [Store, General]
Legal Status
Ownership of this resource is held by the Mount Ayr Depot Museum and has been provided here for educational purposes only, specifically for use in the Iowa Museum Association's "Teaching Iowa History" project. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the Rights Holder. For information on U.S. and International copyright laws, consult an attorney.