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Last Stagecoach Hold-Up

U.S. 70N, 16.2 miles west of Cookeville, Cookeville, TN , USA
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Here, about midnight, Oct. 15, 1882, Bug Hunt and the two Edward boys, held up the Cookeville-Nashville stagecoach driven by John Rayburn, robbed mail and passengers, but missed the registered pouch and quantity of money on a passenger. Hunt was later caught and went to prison; the others escaped.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00