Dalton Gang Hideout - Secret Escape Tunnel
Meade, Kansas
A gaudy red metal sign with a six shooter points a few blocks off the main drag to the Dalton Gang Museum and Hideout. The 19th century outlaw Dalton brothers had a sister, Eva Dalton, who married John Whipple in the southern Kansas town of Meade in 1887. The simple wood frame house Whipple built for Eva was believed to be a popular stop for the Gang between their criminal escapades in 1891 and 1892. It became the focus of townspeople's suspicions whenever thefts occurred in the vicinity, compelling Eva and John to move on by 1892 (same year as the ill-fated Dalton Coffeyville Caper).
Later inhabitants discovered a 95-ft long getaway tunnel linking the barn and house. The house has been restored and is maintained by the Meade Chamber of Commerce. Visitors can tour by entering through the barn (there's a museum in the loft), walking the tunnel and emerging into the house via the kitchen floor trap door.
Dalton Gang Hideout - Secret Escape Tunnel
- Address:
- 502 S. Pearlette Street, Meade, KS [Show Map]
- Directions:
- Four blocks south of highway 54.
- Admission:
- $2 six or older, under 5 free.
- Hours:
- M-S 9 am-5 pm, Su 1 pm-5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 620-873-2731
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