Gold mining birthed this settlement, first called Dry Diggins. After James Marshall’s 1848 gold strike at Sutter’s Mill …
True Western Towns: Glasgow, Montana The Old West thrives in the wild river country of the Missouri Breaks.
This town in the wild lonesome of northeast Montana, 60 miles from the Canadian border, earned the attention of the worl…
Toppenish, Washington The Yakima Valley city preserves and celebrates its Western past.
The central Washington town of Toppenish came into being when a Yakama Indian named Josephine Lillie Parker sold part of…
Lincoln, Nebraska Discover the rich heritage of the Great Plains in the state’s capital city.
Lincoln’s origin story doesn’t involve an Indian uprising or a whisky-soaked shootout. The town was founded as Lancaster…
Saratoga, Wyoming The Platte Valley city is a hotbed destination of Old West history and culture.
The name Fenimore Chatterton doesn’t ring many bells in Western history, but it does around Saratoga, Wyoming. The busin…
True West’s Hometown Cave Creek, Arizona, celebrates the Old West 365 days a year.
Residents of Cave Creek revere the town’s frontier beginnings and love the way it blends with the bohemian present. The …
Virginia City, Montana Walk the boardwalks, ride the train and spend the night in a National Historic Landmark.
Virginia City roared to life after a gold strike in Alder Gulch in 1863, and by the time Montana Territory was formed th…
Fort Smith, Arkansas: Where the Old West Begins The historic Arkansas River town invites visitors to explore the past and relax in their welcoming community.
Isaac C. Parker did a lot to make the frontier settlement of Fort Smith famous, and all these years later, the so-called…
Virginia City, Nevada: Queen of the Comstock The historic city remains the crown jewel of the Silver State’s mining towns.
In its boom days in the early 1860s, Virginia City, Nevada, “royally roosted” midway up the steep slope of Mount Davidso…
Cold-Blooded Conman Greedy Louis Eytinge made Arizona Territory shudder over his psychopathic crimes.
Perhaps the most cold-blooded conman early Arizona ever knew, Louis Eytinge suffered from tuberculosis and had two month…