Under normal conditions, how fast would a stagecoach move over flat country? James Jackson Doyle, California A six-horse team pulling a Concord...
Under normal conditions, how fast would a stagecoach move over flat country?
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Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true?
Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true? Amber Allen Via the Internet Cologne dates back at least 5,000 years,...
Why is Warren Earp hardly mentioned in the movies?
Why is Warren Earp hardly mentioned in the movies? Kunni Lee Via the Internet Warren was the youngest Earp brother and played a minor role in the...
According to George Durham’s Taming the Nueces Strip, John “King” Fisher wore tiger skin chaps. I’ve had a pair made for SASS parties (no cats were harmed in the making of these chaps). Are the original chaps in a museum?
According to George Durham’s Taming the Nueces Strip, John “King” Fisher wore tiger skin chaps. I’ve had a pair made for SASS parties (no cats were...
Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table?
Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table? Was it Woody or Tench? Tay Hensel Arvada, Colorado It was...
Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table? Was it Woody or Tench?
Tay Hensel Arvada, Colorado It was neither. Author Nancy Samuelson states it was Dick Tilghman. Dick, Woody and Albert Stratton, Zoe Tilghman’s...
Shotguns at Midnight
December 28, 1881 Suspicion points to Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo Curly Bill Brocius, Hank Swilling and Frank Stilwell...take your pick! Three days...
Blood on the Tracks…Wyatt Earp vs Frank Stilwell
March 20, 1882 With the recent killing of Morgan Earp by assassins, Wyatt Earp spends his 34th birthday attending to the details of shipping his...
“I Hold for No One!” Road Agents Attempt to Rob Kinnear’s Stage Near Contention
March 15, 1881 Two California boys are riding the box on this chilly night along the San Pedro River bottom. Eli “Bud” Philpot, a top-rated stage...
Gunfight at the Stilwell Corral
January 14, 1881 Siner and part-time gambler Mike O’Rourke, 18, and his roommate Robert Petty, 23, are eating in Smith’s rest-aurant in Charleston,...
Did Frank James die in the last shoot-out with the Ford that was still living?
Richard Dalton Via Fax Frank James died peacefully of old age at the James farm in Clay County, Missouri, on February 18, 1915. His ashes were kept...
Who was Billy Wilson?
Ron Mance Cicero, Illinois Billy Wilson was one of New Mexico’s Lincoln County warriors. He later became sheriff of Texas’ Terrell County, where he...