In Arizona’s high noon showdown over the brand the “West’s Most Western Town,” Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Francia faced off with their hands on their holsters. Since 1947, Scottsdale has proudly worn the title—displaying it in advertising to tourists and new businesses, and at dozens of its Western-themed events. The town even installed a beautiful Ed Mell statue of a bucking horse with a rider holding on for dear life as the centerpiece on Main Street. W

February 2014
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- February 2014 Events
- Rough Drafts 2/14
- A Courageous Standoff
- Mary Jane Colter
- The Fountain Murders
- Did Custer Die in This Coat?
- On the High Plains Trail of Hall of Fame Western Writers
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2014
- Who Has Buffalo Bill’s Medal?
- The Dedicated Women Behind the Earp Men
- The Assassination of Pat Garrett
- What clothing was issued to the cavalry troops in the Old West?
- Kelo Henderson
- Ford, Faith and Poetry
- The Celluloid Kid
- The Black West: Real and Imagined
- Love in the West
- American Hero Rediscovered
- Did anyone ever try to rob a riverboat?
- What is the origin of the shot glass?
- What can you tell me about Billy the Kid’s brother?
- What were water troughs made of?
- Were knives more expensive than firearms in the Old West?
- Jay Dusard’s Favorite Reads
- Talking Dutch
- Hamming it Up
- One Killer Burger
- The West’s Most Western Town