The Best of the West: Western Preservation

The Best of the West: Western Preservation

Passion Wins the Day It’s probably obvious from my writing, but I love people who are passionate about what they’re doing. That’s why writing this column on Old West Saviors is such a joy, because I get to meet people all year who have often moved heaven and earth to...
Ride the Devil’s Herd

Ride the Devil’s Herd

The Cowboys were the Old West’s biggest outlaw gang. In Arizona and New Mexico, they committed highway robberies, waylaid Mexican pack trains, stole thousands of heads of cattle on both sides of the international border and murdered at least 35 men. The Cowboys worked...
Braggin’ Rights

Braggin’ Rights

“Most people don’t realize the depth and the breadth of the museum,” Price says. If your Mama told you not to brag, you probably didn’t grow up in Texas—a state where size does matter. After all, it was No. 1 until Alaska came along. But bragging rights are deserved...
San Angelo, Texas

San Angelo, Texas

The rush of westbound settlers after the Civil War led to the founding of Fort Concho in 1867. With military protection, a settlement sprouted around a trading post across the North Concho River. The area got a boost in 1888 when the Santa Fe railroad came through....