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The Gopher Gang was an early 20th-century New York street gang who counted among its members Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden, born in England of Irish ancestry.
History. The Gophers were formed at the turn of the 20th century by Michael. They were almost entirely Irish and British immigrants and their home base was in lower Manhattan. Included in their ranks were one hundred and fifty women, the Lady Gophers.
The Gopher Gang was an early 20th-century New York street gang who counted among its members Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden, born in England of Irish ancestry.
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In the early 1900’s, its said that Brennan had organized the small bands of youth’s that were roaming Hell’s Kitchen into one large group forming the Gopher Gang. It became the largest and most powerful Irish gang in NYC totaling 500 members.
The Gopher Tones are a South Eastern Minnesota blues rock band that came together as a mutual admiration society comprised of members of Doghouse Jon and The Misbehavers, The Neo Rhythms, and The Annie Mack Band.
The Boodle Gang was another survivor of earlier days. In the 1850s, they raided butcher carts and food wagons that ran through their neighborhood, among other rogue forays. The Gopher Gang, which fought the Hudson Dusters for supremacy of Hell’s Kitchen and the West Side Manhattan, was led by Owney Madden.
