The Sandbar Duel in Texas History

Jim boe wound up on one side of a formal duel which was held on a sandbar between louisiana and mississippi. Because the sandbar wasn't really in either state it was a popular place for men to get together with their friends and try to murder other men. They later used that same blue pole for gamblingYes yeah it's the same basic idea now one of the fun things about the sandbar duel is that no one really has a good explanation as to why it started.