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...
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...
Do you think Custer was seeking glory at Little Bighorn? And would he have turned down a presidential nomination if offered?
Charles Avra Via the Internet Custer was undoubtedly looking for glory. He had become an outstanding cavalry officer because he possessed an...
Was Tom Horn a hired gun in the Pleasant Valley War?
Roland Sherry Clark Via the Internet Horn was allegedly a friend of Ed Tewksbury, whose feud with the Graham ranch resulted in the Pleasant Valley...
Are there pictures of Zwing Hunt?
Craig Brewer Fairdale, New York Zwing Hunt is one of the more interesting characters in the Tombstone saga, but there is no known photo of him. He...
As a girl in Kingman, Arizona, I took music lessons from Mrs. Cole, whose husband Walter told me he had been The Tombstone Epitaph editor and that he coined the phrase “Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die.”
Marcella Bloomfield Middleton, New York Bill Kelley, editor of the Epitaph, organized the first Helldorado Days in 1929. The following year, he sold...