What are needle guns? Bob Fuller — Vermillion, South Dakota. A European invention, the needle gun got a lot of use (and publicity) during the...
What Are Needle Guns?
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Where was the Fort Located at Fort Collins, Colorado?
Where was the fort located at Fort Collins, Colorado? Ann Smith — Nashville, Tennessee. Camp Collins was located near Laporte, on the banks of the...
Did Wyatt Earp Live in the House Where the Statue Stands at the Corner of Fremont and First Streets?
Did Wyatt Earp Live in the House Where the Statue Stands at the Corner of Fremont and First Streets? Vic Perry — Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada....
Was Ike Clanton the Coward That Movies Make Him Out To Be?
Was Ike Clanton the coward that movies make him out to be? Rocky Strong — Sherman, Texas Pretty much. Ike Clanton gave an empty threat to kill the...
What Were Frontier Livery Stables Like?
What were frontier livery stables like? David Jones — Phoenix, Arizona. A livery stable was a place where pioneers could hire horses, teams,...
How Did Kit Carson Die?
How did Kit Carson die? Mike Suhy — Corpus Christi, Texas. A hard life on the frontier took a toll on Kit Carson’s health, which began to decline in...
What Type of Poker was Popular in the Old West?
What type of poker was popular in the Old West? Douglas E. Meyer – Wichita, Kansas. In those days, poker was a simpler game, and almost all of its...
What Did Photographers Use Before Flash Powder was Invented?
What did photographers use before flash powder was invented? Allen Fossenkemper – Fountain Hills, Arizona. Around 1836, photographers burned lime to...
Was Cochise County Sheriff John Behan a Crook?
Was Cochise County Sheriff John Behan a crook? Rocky Strong – Sherman, Texas. Behan was certainly a glad-handing, backslapping, joke-telling...
What Rifles Did the U.S. Cavalry Carry During the Frontier Era?
What rifles did the U.S. Cavalry carry during the frontier era? Paul Gordon - St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Following the Civil War, the U.S. Army...
What Was The Most Common Gunbelt Carried Out West?
What was the most common gunbelt carried out West? Michael C. Westlund - Clarkdale, Arizona. The most common late frontier-era gun rig was the...
Just How Good Were the Good Old Days?
Just how good were the “good ol days?” Folks on the western frontier led a hardscrabble life. They were wan with fever, gaunt, scrawny and peaked....