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Legacy of the Lewıs gang era at Hamburg tale told
The recollection recounts Giles Cowles and Sam Snyder fending off the Lewis gang near Hamburg while guarding a ferry crossing. It describes dramatic river crossings, gunfire, and Cowles’s nerve in guiding townsfolk to safety, plus later notes on frontier life, work, prices, and early settler struggles in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Giles Cowles
Sam Snyder
Kili
Pusiot
Hamburg
B Street
Met
Lewis
Cowles
Giles Gowlen
Mr. Snyder
Eastport
Percival
Nebraska City
Dno
Terry
Bill Lewis
Toll
Tom Mix
Nebraska
Lea
Ao Man
Austin
Synier
Jim Jimison
Sitney
Sidney
Harry Clayton
Joe Prichard
Burlington
Snyder
Kansas
Bruce .Flatcher
Bert Douglas
Jobe Matthews
Prairie Township
Magel
Clairmare
Lincoln
Finsell
Kamion
John Grikwold
Giles Kawlex
Alesk
Ubeghee