George McJunkin was a top hand, running some of the largest cattle outfits in New Mexico and Texas during the post-Civil War years. He had a run-in...
A Cowboy Archaeologist? George McJunkin made a huge discovery.
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A Cattle Train by any Other Name The namesake of the Chisholm Trail was not a cattleman.
Western pioneer Jesse Chisholm is best known for the Texas to Kansas cattle trail that bears his name. And that’s ironic: Jesse never drove...
Wyatt Earp A Murderer Or…….?
I had a question not long ago by a reader who asked. “Wyatt Earp murdered at least three people when he wasn’t a lawman. In fact Arizona had...
Wild and Wooly
America’s wild and wooly West is marked by reminders of its legendary, lawless frontier days. Apache County (Yavapai County) in the Arizona...
Step Back in Time at Fort Concho Sponsored by Discover San Angelo
Experience the life of Army officers and their families on a frontier post on Saturday, March 6 at Historic Fort Concho in San Angelo. Officers’...
Tombstone’s Jails
Locations of the offices and jails in Tombstone before the completion of the county court house and city hall in 1882 are difficult to pin...
Wyatt Earp in Hollywood Digging us some truth.
Wyatt Earp in Hollywood What do you want to know? Did Wyatt Earp actually hob-knob with western stars? Did he in fact meet John Wayne? How...
Destined to Fail Buffalo Soldiers couldn’t keep the peace in the Johnson County War
In the summer of 1892, the federal government sent Buffalo Soldiers to serve as a buffer between the two sides in Wyoming’s Johnson County...
A Road to the National Parks A Black soldier served an important role in the development of America’s parks
Charles Young had a distinguished career of service to his country. Born in 1864, in 1889 he became the third Black to graduate from West Point. A...
Call in the Buffalo Soldiers! Black troopers became teachers at West Point
In the early 1900s, the U.S. Army had a problem. Most of its West Point cadets lacked the experience and discipline to develop riding skills....
The Lone Ranger, Tonto and Kemosabe
Many folks have speculated over what Tonto meant when said “Kemosabe” when addressing the masked man in the Lone Ranger comic books and on...
James Flynn, Tombstone Peace Officer
Shortly after the fatal shooting of Tombstone Town Marshal, Fred White by Curly Bill Brocius on October 30th, 1880, Virgil Earp was appointed...