EPISODE · Jan 25, 2018 · 54 MIN
Strange Country Episode 25: The Loomis Gang
from Strange Country · host Beth and Kelly
Hang onto your muffs! Or at least hide it on your leg so Cordelia Loomis can't get to it. Strange Country Episode 25 is all about the Loomis Gang, a family of horse thieves who stole horses and a bunch of other stuff in the mid-1800s near Cazenovia NY. Hey isn't that where Cazenovia Bagels is? Cite Your Sources Man… Thompson, W. Harold. Body, Boots & Britches. Dover Publications, New York. 1962 Loomis family- horse thieves, used the Erie canal to Albany and sell the horses to the Army. PA to Canada- their network. The Civil War was very profitable for the gang. http://www.oneidadispatch.com/article/OD/20060515/NEWS/305159997 https://beekman1802.com/the-loomis-gang/ https://www.watervillepl.org/wp-content/uploads//2013/05/LoomisFamilyHistory.pdf https://www.theoutbound.com/new-york/kayaking/paddle-the-nine-mile-swamp http://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/hidden-history-wash-loomis-part-1/847890340 https://cnyartifactrecovery.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/loomis-gang/ http://reprints.longform.org/loomis-gang The Loomis Gang Brian Peter Falk documentary.
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