Ep 68: The Sheriff and Outlaw Henry Plummer Part 1
Location: The town of Bannack, Montana, now a ghost town you can visit, with many buildings still standing. Nearby is the still-lively ghost town of Virginia City, Montana, which hosts public festival events, Old West reenactments, and well-preserved historical displays.
Background:
Henry Plummer was like so many young men who ventured into the frontier of mid-nineteenth century America; full of a spirit of adventure and eager to make their fortunes in the gold fields of the Old West. Handsome, charismatic and ambitious, Plummer soon went from trying his hand at prospecting to a career in law enforcement and was even encouraged to enter California politics by his supporters. Plummer's successes, however, were tainted by his foibles as it was noted that his evening activities sometimes put the wild in "Wild West." A move to Bannack, Montana, and election as sheriff of the area promised to restore his career and reputation. This fresh start at the bottom of Plummer's pan would prove to be just a flash, as the townsfolk would soon suspect his connection to the robberies and murders allegedly committed by a gang of Road Agents who came to be known as "The Innocents" and many speculated he might even have been the mastermind behind the purported crime wave. But was Plummer actually guilty, or just guilty by association and a victim of circumstance and mob mentality? Whatever the truth of the matter, Sheriff Henry Plummer eventually found himself at the end of his rope.
Reference Links:
Henry Plummer on Wikipedia http://bit.ly/2ovLTUc
Montana Legends: Henry Plummer - Sheriff Meets a Noose http://bit.ly/2pP7KK0
Henry Plummer on History.com http://bit.ly/2q14Xu0
"The Innocents" gang of Road Agents http://bit.ly/2pnwB8b
Montana Vigilantes http://bit.ly/2pOekO7
Bannack, Montana, now a ghost town http://bit.ly/2q0Ovtw
Virginia City, Montana, a still lively ghost town http://bit.ly/2p5Eo9s
Author & Researcher Carol Buchanan, Ph.D. on Henry Plummer http://bit.ly/2p5FwKt
The Vigilantes of Montana by John C. Fazio http://bit.ly/2oT6xjP
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Credits:
Episode 68: The Sheriff and Outlaw Henry Plummer (Part One). Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees; Ryan McCullough Sound Design; Research Assistance by Tess Pfeifle and the astonishing League of Astonishing Researchers, a.k.a. The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2017 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.