8 thoughts on “ The Story Of Railroad Bill ”

1. The legend of Railroad Bill arose in the winter of , along the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad line in southern Alabama. Based loosely on the exploits of an African American outlaw known as "Railroad Bill," tales of his brief but action-filled career on the wrong side of the law have been preserved in song (see lyrics), fiction, and theater.

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2. Sep 12,  · Morris Slater (known as Railroad Bill) was a train robber in the ’s. None of his loot was ever recoveredin the 6 years of his operation. Many believe that the cash was buried in a cave. The only clue left behind is that he never strayed far from the railroad trackes between Atmoreand Bay Minette. He was gunned down in

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3. The legend of Railroad Bill arose in the winter of , along the Louisville and Nashville (L&N) RAILROAD line in southern Alabama. Based loosely on the exploits of an African American outlaw known as “Railroad Bill,” tales of his brief but action-filled career on the wrong side of the law have been preserved in song, fiction, and theater.

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4. Sep 11,  · The story of Railroad Bill is as intriguing and dramatic as the great American stories of Jesse James, John Wesley Harden, Billy the Kid, Rube Burrow, etc. It should stand the test of time in the annals of American history. Larry L. Masseyis an independent writer and researcher living in Mobile, Alabama, and DeLand, Florida.

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5. Sep 16,  · It is located on a ranch once operated by Nathaniel and Matilda Jackson, a biracial couple believed to have been "conductors" of the Underground Railroad to Mexico. Across Texas and parts of Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas, scholars and preservation advocates are working to piece together a puzzle of a largely forgotten piece of American history: a network that helped thousands of Black slaves .

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6. Railroad Bill In , an armed man was often seen riding the boxcars of the L&N railroad between Flomaton and Mobile. ON March 6, , railroad employees tried to detain him when they caught him sleeping on a water tank along the line.

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7. Aug 27,  · The Legend of Railroad Bill - Alabama's Robin Hood. There is a legend in south Alabama, associated with the spirit of a man known as, “Railroad Bill”. This story, from slave cultures, during the post-Civil War era, during the reconstruction of the South, documents a “Robin Hood” type character who stole from food trains and sold the items to poor, rural southern families for less than .

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