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Leaving the Trash Behind

Leaving the Trash Behind

How some Indian tribes dealt with refuse. Nomadic tribes moved every few days or weeks as the campsites got too odorous and messy (think about the...

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Arizona Charlie’s Promise

Arizona Charlie’s Promise

He said he’d go when the snow flew in Yuma… When Wild West showman and shooter Arizona Charlie's show biz days ended, he retired to Yuma. He...

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A Bullet for Ringo

A Bullet for Ringo

A despondent Cow-boy ends it all. July 12, 1882. The Tombstone Epitaph reports that Cow-boy John Ringo has been drinking heavily in the town of...

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The Battle of Lincoln

The Battle of Lincoln

The final chapter of NM’s infamous mercantile/range war. July 15-19, 1878. The climax of New Mexico Territory's Lincoln County War. The Regulators...

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The Big Shoes of Bucky O’Neill

The Big Shoes of Bucky O’Neill

A true Old West/Arizona legend. Buckey O’Neill is an Arizona legend. He arrived at age 19 in 1879, becoming a lawman in Phoenix, Prescott and...

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The Heights of Arizona

The Heights of Arizona

Picacho Peak has been a landmark for thousands of years. Picacho Peak--a rugged 3,374-foot-high spire—is a tilted remnant of ancient lava flows. The...

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A Second Chance

A Second Chance

Outlaw Cole Younger gets out of prison. July 10, 1901. Outlaws Cole (photo) and Jim Younger are released from the Minnesota prison in Stillwater...

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The Evolution of a Legend

The Evolution of a Legend

The story behind Buffalo Bill. For a time, William F. Bill Cody was the most famous man in America. His rise to fame was meteoric. In 1869, dime...

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The Hapless Hooligans of Oklahoma

The Hapless Hooligans of Oklahoma

The Jennings Gang was as inept as they come. Perhaps the zaniest bunch of outlaws in the history of the West were the Jennings brothers of Oklahoma....

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