Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Virginia City and its neighbor Nevada City are managed by the Montana Heritage Commission. Visitors will enjoy walking the boardwalks of the state’s original Territorial capital, being entertained by the Brewery Follies, dining at the Wells Fargo Steakhouse (above) and spending the night in the Nevada City Hotel. — All Photos Courtesy Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development —[/c

True West October 2018
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
More In This Issue
- Lieutenant Charles Gatewood and the Johnson County War
- A Man Alone?
- The Lawman on the Lam
- Brother Vs. Brother
- An Act of Dignity and Strength
- Comstock Inferno
- Virginia City, Montana
- Boot Camp or Basic Training
- Peaches or Tso-ay
- Don’t Mess with the Rangers
- One More Killing
- An Apache Named Fun
- History and the Myth
- The Price of Leadership
- Bits and Pieces to Chew On
- Any Bullet Will Do
Departments
- What History Has Taught Me: Red Steagall
- From Slavery to Cattle King
- What did American Indians Smoke in their Peace Pipes?
- Was “Doc” a Prolific Killer?
- Horrors of Stage Station Grub
- Western Events for October 2018
- Ike Bites the Dust
- Were U.S. Army Troops Allowed to Carry their own Weapons?
- A Real Western Colt in the Reel West
- How were Cattle Cared for when they were Shipped to Slaughterhouses?
- Lone Ranger’s Iconic Saddle
- Why Were Only the Front Hooves of Mules Shod?
- Return to Fort Apache
- The Father of Montana
- What was the Name of Frank Stilwell’s Saloon in Charleston?