A new marker honors the first wife of an Old West legend. Juanita Martinez had an all-too-short life and the briefest of brushes with fame. She’s...
Remembering Juanita Garrett
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Investigating History
He Missed the Scoop
John Clum was busy when the Tombstone street fight took place. It’s entirely possible to get so engrossed in a task that one misses a big...
Great Danger Rests on the Town! God Save Us!
A doctor and pastor found little healing during the Lincoln County War. It must have seemed like a simple assignment—providing medical care...
Remember…Velasco?
The 1832 battle set the stage for the Texas Revolution. The names are spoken with reverence in Texas: The Alamo. Goliad. San Jacinto. The great...
An Expedition Gone Wrong
Henry Crabb and his troops wanted Mexican land—and got something else. Henry Crabb wanted new opportunities in 1857. The former California...
Lincoln: Prepare Ye the Way for the Horde
The president paved the way for the great Westward Expansion. On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second...
A Tall Tale of Two Bills
Did lawman Bill Tilghman really arrest outlaw Bill Doolin?
The Battle Over Salt
The San Elizario salt flats were the prize in a Texas feud.
Eyewitness To Mayhem?
Did Big Nose Kate watch the Tombstone shootout?
Bullion? What Bullion?
Jesse James missed out on a big score because of semantics.
The Notes from Nome
What happened to Wyatt Earp’s 1900 written recollections of his adventures?
Try, Try Again
The Burrow Gang’s first holdup wasn’t exactly a success.