The story of the legendary 19th century Rufus Gang, whose loot may be buried somewhere beneath Astoria’s Church of the Redeemer. BY ALAN ARICHAVALA news@queensledger.com In the early hours of January 26th, 1876, a gang of bank robbers carried out what was then the largest bank heist in American history in Northampton, Massachusetts. Though most of.
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The story of the legendary 19th century Rufus Gang, whose loot may be buried somewhere beneath Astoria’s Church of the Redeemer. BY ALAN ARICHAVALA news@queensledger.com In the early hours of January 26th, 1876, a gang of bank robbers carried out what was then the largest bank heist in American history in Northampton, Massachusetts. Though most of.
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