In 1879, when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe chugged into Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory, the railroad brought in a wide variety of food that...
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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...
Hunka, Hunka Burnin’ Iron
Two days before The Guardian published its exposé, “Can’t Help Falling in Price,” about how the deaths of Baby Boomers has sent Elvis Presley...
The Last Man Standing
At the end of the day—or at least when the shooting stopped—Ed Tewksbury was the man who survived Arizona Territory’s infamous Pleasant Valley War. ...
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...
Mollie’s Miracle
The rough and tumble days of Tombstone, life in nearby silver mines and that defiant stare of Geronimo’s all live on in black-and-white images...
Magic City of the Plains
Within five months of its founding as a railroad town on July 4, 1867, Cheyenne, Wyoming, boasted a population above 4,000. The stunning growth...
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....
Western Events For July 2017
A roundup of events where you can experience the old west! ADVENTURE Viejo Pueblo Ghost Rides San Elizario, TX, July 1: Uncover the hidden secrets...
Trapped!
Patricio Valenzuela, the hacendado (ranch owner) of the Agua Fria hacienda eight miles east of Cucurpe in Sonora, Mexico, is alerted by his vaqueros...
She’s So Money
Sacagawea played a major role in the success of the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. The teenaged Lemhi...
Mark Twain’s Vittles and Viands
Once Missouri-born Samuel Clemens headed west in July 1861, he began his lifelong career of penning frontier life accounts that were both serious...