By Nancy Knisley
Sixty years ago, Ambridge celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Most of the official activities, which ranged from solemn to silly, were held Sunday, June 26 though Monday, July 4, 1955.
Sixty years ago, Ambridge celebrated its Golden Jubilee. Most of the official activities, which ranged from solemn to silly, were held Sunday, June 26 though Monday, July 4, 1955.
But the shenanigans started earlier and included a rootin'-tootin' train robbery on the morning of June 14, when a passenger train headed to Cleveland was held up at French Point by a gang of masked--and bearded--cowboys armed with pistols and rifles, and two women were kidnapped.
Visit Ambridge Memories to read "Golden Jubilee: The Big Train Robbery" in its entirety.
Visit Ambridge Memories to read "Golden Jubilee: The Big Train Robbery" in its entirety.
Nancy Bohinsky Knisley grew up in Ambridge in the 1950s and 1960s. She is the author of Ambridge Memories, a blog dedicated to local history from 1950 to 1970. Visit ambridgememories.blogspot.com for more.
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