Given to towns that have made an important contribution to preserving their pasts.
We hope this award will not only encourage federal, state and local governments to continue funding such efforts, but also inspire Western towns to reward its citizens and visitors alike by showcasing the buildings, sites and artifacts that reveal each town's historical relevance to our nation.
10. SAN DIEGO, CA
You think “San Diego,” and your mind conjures up images of sunshine, beautiful beaches

January/February 2008
In This Issue:
Western Books & Movies
- Major Dundee
- Gall: Lakota War Chief (Nonfiction)
- Redemption Falls (Fiction)
- Baby Doe Tabor (Nonfiction)
- How to Yodel (Nonfiction)
- Nez Perce Country (Nonfiction)
- The Good News, Bad News No Country
- Requiem for Billy the Kid
- Petra’s Legacy (Nonfiction)
- Drifting West (Nonfiction)
- Migration Patterns (Fiction)
- Brujerias (Fiction)
- Ride the Trail of Death (Fiction)
- Blood of Bass Tillman (Fiction)
- Sitting Bull Remembers
More In This Issue
- Hidden Treasure in Engineer Mountain
- Garrett’s Death Site Saved
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2008
- Saving Dalton Days
- Can you recommend a reference book on Old West firearms?
- What happened to Davy Crockett’s rifle “Beautiful Betsy?”
- What is cowboy artist Jo Mora’s backstory?
- Did citizens lynch criminals in the West?
- What can you tell me about cowboy actor Tim McCoy?
- Do Indians not have facial hair?
- Is “remada” an English derivative of the Spanish word remuda?
- Top 10 Things to Do in El Paso
- Preservation: History Up in Smoke
- The First Western Holster
- Tombstone, Arizona
- Sweetwater Shoot-out
- Melody Webb
- On the Trail of Sheriff Pat Garrett
- Gutshot!
- What Have You Heard, Shane?
- Did gunfighters carve notches in their guns?
- True West’s Best of the West 2008 Winners