while he was dying in town under a doctor's care or after he died, even though the Texas Rangers were under tremendous pressure from Austin politicians to capture or kill him. To this day no known photo has ever been confirmed to be of Bass, and when his sister visited Round Rock a year after his death to place a better headstone, she indicated that the photo on the wanted poster shown to her by the Williamson County Sheriff was not of her brother. Bass was buried in Round Rock in what is now known as Round Rock Cemetery. His grave is now marked with a replacement headstone—as the original suffered at the hands of souvenir collectors over the years. What remains of the original stone is on display at the Round Rock Public Library. Legacy There are roads named after Bass in Round Rock, Texas, Denton, Texas and west of Sanger, Texas. During Round Rock's annual Frontier Days celebration, performers re-enact the shootout in the old downtown. Rosston, Texas celebrates Sam Bass Day annually on the third Saturday in July. Dramatic representations Bass has since been portrayed in several books, radio programs, television shows, and movies. In a 1936 episode on the syndicated radio drama Death Valley Days, Bass's last days are portrayed. 1957 Tales of Wells Fargo Season 1 Episode 10; Main Character Jim Hardie is ordered to infiltrate Sam Bass' gang so that he can learn where they hole up between raids. A Lone Ranger episode about Sam Bass was broadcast on April 24, 1944, taking great liberties with the facts. In 1959, Alan Hale Jr. played Bass in the episode "The Saga of Sam Bass", on the ABC/Warner Bros. western television series Colt .45. The 2015 Western movie Kill or Be Killed was loosely inspired by outlaw Sam Bass and his gang. In a 1951 Western movie "The Texas Rangers" starring George Montgomery and Gale Storm. References External links The Story of Sam Bass; Round Rock, Texas Historic Preservation Society Life and Adventures of Sam Bass, The Notorious Union Pacific and Texas Train Robber: Together with A Graphic Account of His Capture and Death, published 1878. The City of Allen's Video - The Great Allen Train Robbery- Story about the infamous first train robbery in Texas. 1851 births 1878 deaths American folklore Outlaws of the American Old West People from Mitchell, Indiana People from Denton, Texas