There seems to be some confusion as to when belt loops first came into use on men's trousers. The hot summer of 1893 drove men to give up their...
Belt Loops on Men’s Trousers
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Frontier Cuisine
Western towns liked to show the Easterners that they were as up to date as Kansas City, New York, or Boston. For example, prosperous towns like...
Stagecoach and Train Robbers
The late Frank McCarthy was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America and a great painter. He’s probably best-known for his action-packed renderings...
San Angelo Cinch Roping Fiesta
70 years of the San Angelo Cinch Roping Fiesta begins on Thursday October 26, 2023 and runs through Sunday October 29, 2023 at...
Did Pat Garrett Receive a Reward for Killing Billy the Kid?
A few days after the killing of Billy the Kid at Pete Maxwell’s house in Fort Sumner, New Mexico on July 11, 1881, Pat Garrett traveled by train to...
Outlawry and Justice
I recently received this question: Who is my favorite or most interesting Old West character? I’ve found the more I read about somebody the more...
Trivia About the Street Fight in Tombstone
How small was the space that the fight took place in. How did anyone survive the battle? Were the guns back then really that inaccurate? Was...
San Simon, Arizona
San Simon was established as the first Butterfield Overland stagecoach station inside the Arizona-New Mexico border early in 1859. Located on the...
Frontier Gamblers
"How did 1880's professional gamblers handle their money when they won big"? Bank it? Carry it? Bury it? We didn't know. First, let’s talk about...
The Notorious Thieving 13th
The “Notorious” 13th Territorial Legislature met in Prescott in January 1885. It was marked by a fight between Julius A. Brown and Lafayette P....
A First Brush with the Law
Billy the Kid gets caught holding stolen goods. September 23, 1875. Henry McCarty--later Billy the Kid--is arrested for the first time. He'd been...
A Pastor for Dodge
Ormond Wright takes on the Wickedest Little City. September 24, 1850. Ormond W. Wright is born in New Hampshire. When he moves west in his early...