Buffalo Bill Cody founded the Irma Hotel in 1902, calling it “just the sweetest hotel that ever was.” Located in Cody, Wyoming, the town that the...
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Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
After famed arms inventor and manufacturer Samuel Colt passed away in 1862, his widow Elizabeth wanted to build a memorial to him and their three...
Do you know the story about a Texas cattle rancher who killed a rustler and tied him to a steer?
Do you know the story about a Texas cattle rancher who killed a rustler and tied him to a steer? E. Spradling Via Internet You must be talking about...
Who was John B. Allen, for whom Allen Street in Tombstone is named?
Who was John B. Allen, for whom Allen Street in Tombstone is named? Gary Ledoux a.k.a. “Mayor Clum” Via Internet Born in Maine and schooled in...
In the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bob Dylan played the character Alias. Was he a real person or fictitious? In An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett claims the Kid rode to Fort Bowie with a pal called Alias.
In the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Bob Dylan played the character Alias. Was he a real person or fictitious? In An Authentic Life of Billy...
Which was the best mountain man weapon, the flintlock rifle or the percussion cap?
Both weapons had their problems. Flintlock shooters worried about clogged port holes next to the pan and getting their priming powder wet. If a...
Fill Your Hand
He was the Ringo Kid and the badman to Gail Russell’s angel. He was Hondo and the Conqueror. He was a searcher and a horse soldier who rode where...
The Unfinished Line
“That line he puts on a canvas to start a painting is never finished,” wrote Donald J. Hagerty when he introduced the world to Phoenix,...
Do you know who made the cross pistols holster rig worn by Curly Bill in the film Tombstone?
Do you know who made the cross pistols holster rig worn by Curly Bill in the film Tombstone? Patrick Siempre Paradise Valley, Arizona I contacted...
Was Buffalo Bill awarded the Medal of Honor?
Was Buffalo Bill awarded the Medal of Honor? John Edwards Springfield, Missouri Buffalo Bill Cody was awarded the Medal of Honor for a battle fought...
Did Sheriff Pat Garrett and Wyatt Earp ever meet or have any professional communication? They lived and became famous in the same year. Their jurisdictions were not that far apart, neither in distance nor in time.
Did Sheriff Pat Garrett and Wyatt Earp ever meet or have any professional communication? They lived and became famous in the same year. Their...
When Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon, Doc or Festus visited Miss Kitty’s to have a beer and a steak, would they have been presented with a choice of cuts? And by the way, just what was a “grub steak?”
When Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon, Doc or Festus visited Miss Kitty’s to have a beer and a steak, would they have been presented with a choice of cuts?...