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Stringtown, Oklahoma: Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Site

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Address:
N. Mississippi Ave., Stringtown, OK
Directions:
A tan, upright slab on the southbound side of US Hwy 69/N. Mississippi Ave., in a grassy area just north of an abandoned gas station and just south of an empty building with a green roof. Two miles south of the Choctaw Casino.
Admission:
Free
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Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Site

On August 5, 1932, Bonnie and Clyde's gang killed a deputy sheriff here who tried to stop them from drinking moonshine in their car.

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Stringtown Shootout marker.

Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Site

Going south on highway, it's on right side of the road, doesn't really look like a street when you turn. Be careful, highway is busy.

[Kim, 09/16/2020]

Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Site.

Bonnie and Clyde Shootout Site

The monument is currently next to an assortment of vehicles and a RV, so easy to pass by unnoticed.

[Kristie, 05/28/2019]

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