Patee House Museum Liberty, MO – Clay County 12th & Penn Streets - 816-232-8206 Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. www.ponyexpressjessejames.com 14 North Main Street - 816-456-9339 Patee House was built as www.historicdowntownliberty.org an elegant 140-room hotel in 1858. It is a National Jesse James Bank Museum Historic Landmark for its 103 N Water St., Liberty - 816-736-8510 role as Headquarters for the www.jessejamesmuseum.org Pony Express. After Jesse This is the site of the nation's first successful day- James’ death, the investiga- light bank robbery, Feb. 13,1866. Learn about the tion was conducted at Patee James’ gang connection and see original bank vault, House, & family members a rare Seth Thomas calendar clock set to the exact stayed there for 2 nights time and date of the robbery, and other period piec- after he was killed. It is now es. 10am-4pm Mon-Sat. Closed Sun. an amazing museum of local and American history and Kearney, MO – Clay County houses extremely unique collections. Call ahead for Kearney Chamber of Commerce hours of operation. 816-628-4229 - www.kearneychamber.org

Grace Baptist Church Jesse James Farm and Museum 1124 S 12th Street 21216 Jesse James Farm Road - 816-736-8500 - According to early parishioners, Jesse moved to 1318 www.jessejamesmuseum.org Lafayette on Christmas Eve and had nothing for his Jesse James was St. Joseph, MO – Buchanan County children. Legend says he walked to the church, and born here Sept. St. Joseph Visitors Bureau - 109 S 4th Street allegedly "borrowed" a Santa suit & some cookies and 5,1847 Jesse’s origi- St. Joseph Visitors Center- 502 N Woodbine returned to his house for the celebration. For some nal grave site, large 1-800-785-0360 - www.stjomo.com time it was called "Historic Howard's Church." collection of family artifacts, family home, Jesse James Home Museum Buchanan County Courthouse slave cabin & more. (next to Patee House Museum) - 816-232-8206 411 Jules St. - 816-271-1412 Guided tours every www.ponyexpressjessejames.com www.co.buchanan.mo.us half-hour from the Jesse James was shot & killed in this house April A rare example of courthouse design from the late visitors center. 3, 1882, by gang 1800’s. It houses the courtroom (Division 3) where May-Sept: 9am-4pm Daily; member, Bob the Ford Brothers Oct-April: 9am-4pm Mon-Sat; Noon-4pm Sun. Ford. Jesse lived reportedly pled guilty here 100 days to murdering Jesse Jesse James' Grave with his wife, Zee, James. It's believed by Mt. Olivet Cemetery Downtown Kearney, & children, Jesse some that the judicial US Hwy 92 or W 6th & S. Jefferson Streets Jr. & Mary. The bench before which Jesse James; wife, Zerelda Mimms; mother, Mrs. house, furnished they stood is in Div. 6. Zerelda Samuel; step-father, Dr. Ruben Samuel; & as it might have Nat. Register of Historic half-brother, Archie Payton Samuel are buried in the looked in 1881, Places. Open regular west end. Public location. has exhibits on business hours. Jesse & his family & the “legendary bullet hole", as Kearney Historic Museum well as exhibits from the 1995 exhumation. "DNA Missouri Valley Trust Building 101 S Jefferson – tests performed on his remains proved with 99.7% 402 Felix - 816-232-8471 816-628-4229 certainty that the person shot in this house was The 1859 stone & brick structure was the oldest build- www.windingriver.com/kearneymuseum/ Jesse James." Call ahead for hours. ing west of the Mississippi continu- Safe on display where Frank’s ashes were ously used for banking. Legend reportedly kept before his final burial in 1944 in Original House Site at 1318 Lafayette Street says Jesse “cased” the bank Independence. Open Thurs-Sat, 10am-2pm. Original Site of the "House on the Hill" where Jesse shortly before he was shot. Building Groups by reservation only. was shot in 1882. Gated Monument. listed on the Nat. Reg of Historic Outside viewing. Places. Outside viewing only.

Missouri City, MO – Clay County reburied in his home town of Richmond. Public location Missouri City was a thriving steamboat port in the 1850s. (Not accessible by bus/ RV)

Frank James Bank Museum Bloody Bill Anderson’s Gravesite 417 Doniphan Street - 816-750-4380 Pioneer Cemetery or Old City Cemetery - A store, located in the old bank building was the site of N Thornton & Crispin Streets Frank James’ first robbery and murder that occured on Some people say it was cruel treatment from Union sol- May 19, 1863 when Jesse was still a 15 year old boy diers during the Civil War that turned Frank & Jesse to a living at home. Frank paved the way for Jesse’s career life of crime. Certainly during the war years they learned with his action here. Enjoy an 1860s store atmosphere to kill while riding with William Quantrill & Bloody Bill and learn of his story. Tours by appointment. Anderson. Public location.

Independence, MO – Jackson County Winston, MO – Daviess County Independence Convention & Visitors Bureau Winston Train Depot – US Hwy 69 at Winston 1-800-748-7323 - www.visitindependence.com The Winston Historic Depot Museum, site of the Great Train Robbery on July 15, 1881 by the James gang. 1859 Jail - Marshal's East of Winston on the north side of Hwy 69 is the stone Home and Museum culvert where some say the James gang tied up their 217 N. Main, 816-252-1892 horses prior to the robbery. By appt, call 660-749-5725. www.jchs.org/jail/museum. html Gallatin, MO – Daviess County After Jesse’s death in 1882, www.DaviessCountyHistoricalSociety.com and Frank turned himself in. www.GallatinNorthMissourian.com Although accused of bank robbery and murder, Frank was always treated as a favored guest. See his fur- City of Gallatin nished cell and cells which housed other members of Though suspected of committing the first daytime bank the James Gang. Catch a covered wagon historic tour robbery, Frank & Jesse weren't wanted until Captain at the jail’s front door with Pioneer Trails Adventures John Sheets was murdered during 1869 robbery of the (816-456-4991) and hear stories about these infamous Savings Association Office, located at the SW Corner of outlaws. 10am-4pm, Mon-Sat; 1pm-4pm, Sun (Apr - Oct). the Square in Gallatin. Frank James stood trial at the city Open Fri after Thanksgiving-Dec 31st. opera house in 1883, about ½ block NW which was the only building large enough to accommodate the crowds.

Hill Park Cemetery - 20th and Ralston He was acquitted of all crimes and lived for 32 more yrs. Frank James' ashes are buried in Hill Park Cemetery with his wife, teacher Anna Ralston. Public location 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail

310 W. Jackson Street - 660-663-2154 Richmond, MO – Ray County Chamber of The jail serves as the Visitors Center with exhibits on the Commerce - 816-776-6916 trial of Frank James, and his brother Jesse. The Squirrel www.cofcommerce.home.mchsi.com Cage Jail is 1 of only 3 of its kind in the US. National Register of Historic Places. Wed-Fri 10-4, seasonally. Bob Ford’s Gravesite - Tours by appointment only. Richmond Cemetery W. Main St. Between Sunny Slope Cemetery Jesse James Driving Tour created by the on the west and Shotwell & St. Joseph, MO Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Woodland Cemeteries is the Special thanks to all of the Jesse James related attractions for burial site of Bob Ford: “The information included in this brochure. Downloadable driving tour dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard.” A member of located at www.stjomo.com. Jesse’s gang, Ford shot Jesse James in the back of the Locations & statements in this brochure are not intended to imply total historical fact, but are in some way associated with the James' story head, while unarmed. June 8th, 1892, Edward O'Kelley and were therefore included. shot Ford in Creede, CO where he was living. Ford was