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Tag: Cheyenne
The Adventures of Calamity Jane Discover the wild woman of the West in a circuitous tour of Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana.
Born in Missouri in 1856, Martha Canary came west with her family, spent part of her childhood in the Montana goldfields…
Young Doc Holliday was a Traveling Man Doc Holliday didn’t let any grass grow under his feet.
For a man who was slowly dying from consumption, Doc Holliday didn’t let any grass grow under his feet. He was diagnosed…
Born Again! Discover the beauty of Old West hotels and saloons restored and renewed for 21st-century travelers and communities.
Allan Affeldt knows what it takes to restore a historical hotel or saloon. We’re inside the Legal Tender Saloon, Bistro …
Crook Fails Custer at the Rosebud The general declared it a victory, but history—and historians—still debate the fateful prequel to Little Big Horn and its consequences.
On a blisteringly hot Saturday in mid-June 1876, Brig. Gen. George Crook fought to the draw Sioux and Northern Cheyenne …
The Cheyenne Go On Trial The Indians were accused of murder after leaving the reservation.
In September 1878, Chief Dull Knife and his band of Northern Cheyenne left the reservation in the Indian Territory, head…
The Strike and the Spinoff An actor walks out, and a new series is born.
Clint Walker, who died recently, is best known for portraying the title character of “Cheyenne” for seven TV seasons bet…
What Happened to the Scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody Took from Cheyenne Warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876?
What happened to the scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody took from Cheyenne warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876? R…
A Murderous Trail The Bloody past of the Johnson County War stretches from Cheyenne to Sheridan, Wyoming.
They came from Texas—and not because they’d heard that Chugwater chili was better than anything you’d find in Terlingua.…
Magic City of the Plains Old West heritage is celebrated in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Within five months of its founding as a railroad town on July 4, 1867, Cheyenne, Wyoming, boasted a population above 4,0…