Riverside Station Stagecoach Robbery On August 10th, 1883 the Florence-Globe Stagecoach was robbed at the remote Riverside Station on the Gila River by the Red Jack Almer gang...
Alexander Todd Without having to touch a pick, gold pan, cradle or a shovel, Alexander Todd struck paydirt...
Jake Snively Jake Snively is relatively unknown in Arizona history today but for a time he was one of its most important citizens...
Roughing It Royalty Style In the early 1850’s Sir George Gore, a British nobleman, bestowed with enormous wealth and a thirst for adventure, decided to go on a hunting expedition in the wild American West...
Smallpox Epidemic Of 1837 Smallpox was the scourge of the West, especially to the Indians. They called it “Rotting face” for the pustules that broke out on the skin.
Gunsmoke Although 'Gunsmoke' was my favorite, every time I watch or listen to an episode on both radio and TV and the narrator refers to him as a U.S. Marshal, I wince...
What Were Hotels In The Old West Like? They varied widely from flea and bedbug-infested abodes to elaborate...
They Called Him Wild Bill Wild Bill Hickok was arguably the greatest shootist of them all. Wild Bill's other hobby was gambling, although his hand at cards wasn't nearly as skillful as his prowess with his 1851 Navy Colt’s.
