Mannford in Creek County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Outlaw's Hideout

Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025

1. Outlaw's Hideout Marker

Inscription. This area along the Cimarron River Valley with it's many bluffs, caves, overhangs and dense wooded bottom land was a hideout for the infamous Dalton Gang. From 1891 to 1894, Emmett, Grat, and Bob Dalton and their gang robbed trains, stole horses and mules and hid here.

After a robbery, they would outdistance any posse on their thoroughbred horses and return to their refuge in this area. Lawmen entered the densely wooded area only once and were ambushed by the Dalton Gang. After that the posse always turned back at the edge of the woods.

The Daltons, as youths, were cowhands at the Turkey Track Ranch (this area) and the Bar-X-Bar Ranch (land lying between the Arkansas and Cimarron Rivers). Cowhands from these ranches were their friends and acquaintances while some were their accomplices.

In 1894, in an attempt to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bob and brother Grat Dalton, Bill Powers, and Dick Broadwell were killed. A wounded Emmett Dalton was sentenced to life but was pardoned after 14-1/2 years. Bill Doolin's horse went lame on the way to the robbery. He later went to Fairfax and formed the Doolin Gang with Bill Dalton as one of the members.

After the Coffeyville robbery attempt, the caves in this area were never used again by outlaws.

Erected by Jim and Sue Clifton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 7.674′ N, 96° 21.667′ W. Marker is in Mannford, Oklahoma, in Creek County. It is at the intersection of Coonrod Drive (State Highway 51) and E Trower Blvd, on the right when traveling south on Coonrod Drive. The marker is located at the Mannford Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Coonrod Dr, Mannford OK 74044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Muscogee Nation

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Townsite of Mannford (approx. 2.6 miles away); Battle of Round Mountain (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cleveland (approx. 14.1 miles away).

Also see . . . Dalton Gang - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society

Lawmen and outlaws Emmett Dalton (1871–1937), Frank Dalton (1859–87), Grattan "Grat" Dalton (1861–92), Robert Rennick "Bob" Dalton (1869–92), and Mason Frakes "William" "Bill" Dalton (1865–94), five sons of Adeline Younger and Lewis Dalton, came from a family of fifteen children who grew up in Kansas near Indian Territory. Their mother was an aunt of the Younger boys of James-Younger gang
Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025

2. The view of the Outlaw's Hideout Marker on the ground
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(Submitted on September 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Outlaw's Hideout Marker from across the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 15, 2025

3. The view of the Outlaw's Hideout Marker from across the street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.