This mural is in Garretson, SD where Jesse James jumped the Devil's Gulch in 1876 while being chased by a posse of twenty armed men, or so the story goes. He was fleeing his gang's raid on the bank in Northfield, MN. Theoretically this jump is possible. The gap is reported to be between 18-20 feet, and horses have jumped over 27 feet. But the consequences for missing this jump is a plunge of six stories to Split Rock Creek into a pool said to be bottomless. Members of the posse claimed they saw Jesse make this jump and they did not dared to follow. A month later Jesse James returned home to Missouri.
A big jump then.
ReplyDeleteQue maravilha este belo mural.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
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O prazer dos livros
The horse is the hero in this mural.
ReplyDeleteIt's a legendary mural !
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, talk about a leap of faith! ☺ Super find TFG.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, talk about a leap of faith! ☺ Super find TFG.
ReplyDeleteEvil Knievel.
ReplyDeleteThat was quite a horse!
ReplyDeleteA great mural and a great story and it only smells a little like the back end of the horse. :)
ReplyDeleteI had never heard this tale before. I wonder what the horse was thinking as Jesse pushed him to jump. Probably something like "oh, s**t!" Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look like he'd make it...Interesting though.
ReplyDeleteI think this poor horse needs a longer running start before he leaps.
ReplyDeleteNo no no. I don't know how he got his horse to do it.
ReplyDeleteYikes! We’ve visited some places associated with him, but didn’t know this legend.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting tale and wonderful mural!
ReplyDeleteExciting story I was not familiar with! Great mural. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! Maybe they just got tired of following him and came up with a story.
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