Back in the 1920s, renowned Western artist Charles M. Russell, who knew a thing or two about cowboys and how cowboying g…
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A Rose by Any Other Name Was Earp’s wife called Josie…or Sadie?
Just what did folks call Wyatt Earp’s third wife, Sarah Josephine Marcus Earp? The movies suggest that everyone referre…
Found: Trumpeter Martin’s Carbine? Of the firearms used at Custer’s Last Stand, this Springfield could be the most important find.
“Benteen…Come on. Big Village, Be quick, Bring Packs. P.S. Bring Pack. W. W. Cook.” This eerie last message,…
A Pall to Bear Did Wyatt Earp’s pallbearers really carry his casket?
So the question is: Did Wyatt Earp need pallbearers at his funeral in 1929? After all, his remains were cremated. It wo…
A Rash Decision The murder of a settler had unexpected consequences.
Matt Rash came to Colorado’s Brown’s Park in the 1890s to start his own ranch. It ended up costing him his life. Rash r…
Washington Steps in–Almost The President reacted to violence in Cochise County.
Things were way out of hand in Cochise County, Arizona Territory in early 1882. Morgan Earp was assassinated by unknown…
Curly Bill Brocius Newspapers referred to Curly Bill as "the terror of Cochise County".
The outlaws of Cochise County during the 1880s were a hard breed and the fact that Curly Bill was one of their leaders s…
A Drive for the Birds Herding turkeys across the Sierras helped build Henry Hooker's Arizona ranch.
Henry Hooker is best known as a major cattleman in Southeast Arizona during the Earp-Cow-boy times. But before that, he…
Crazy Facts You Never Knew About Custer’s Last Stand Ranging from George Custer's Buckskins to Tom Custer’s battlefield book.
Tragically dying on June 25, 1876, with his men at his last battle, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has lived on as an …
Was “Little Gertie, the Gold Dollar” Real?
Was “Little Gertie, the Gold Dollar” real? Ramona Briggs Denver, Colorado Old West boomtowns had a shortage of eligible …