The people who knew her, and the historians who love her, consider Madam Dora DuFran one of the most lucrative businesswomen in South Dakota. Her...
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Toppenish, Washington
The central Washington town of Toppenish came into being when a Yakama Indian named Josephine Lillie Parker sold part of her federal land allotment...
Did Doc Holliday “Open the Ball” Behind the O.K. Corral?
Many historians have claimed the actions of Doc Holliday “opened the ball” at the storied gunfight in Tombstone on October 26, 1881. Let me share...
Natural Disasters in Ancient Times
There were tornadoes, range fires, floods and earthquakes in the ancient times same as today. The Natives didn’t have written languages and their...
An Epic Journey of Faith
America is a nation of immigrants and in the 19th century, immigrants crossed seas and continents to start their lives anew where freedom of...
The Yuma Territorial Prison
When Arizona was still a young territory, lawbreakers were usually confined in a jail in the sheriff’s office. However, as the population grew in...
From Vendetta Rider to Inmate
Dan Tipton was a friend of Wyatt Earp and a member of the Vendetta Ride that went after the killers of Morgan Earp in 1882. In 1883, he likely was a...
Get Your Kicks!
In 1927, the first Route 66 signs were posted from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and the legend of the “Mother Road” began. The...
The In-law was an Outlaw
Clint Barkley, alias Bill Bowen, was an in-law of Texas feudists the Horrells. He was arrested in Lampasas, TX in March 1873 for illegally carrying...
What are the Origins of the Code of the West?
What are the origins of the Code of the West? Ronnie Bishop Tulsa, Oklahoma The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was...
He Got Clipped
Ferd Patterson was a sporting man who plied his trade primarily in the Pacific Northwest in the years around the Civil War. He also cultivated a...
Prehistoric Americans and Science
Recently I was asked why prehistoric peoples, those who were here before the arrival of the Europeans, weren’t more accomplished in the field of...