Arizona’s “Depression Governor,” was a crusty, country doctor from Tempe named Benjamin Moeur. Doc Moeur was born in Tennessee and raised on a ranch...
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What Happened to the Bodies of Those Killed at the Alamo?
What happened to the bodies of those killed at the Alamo? Steve Frost Petersburg, Virginia San Antonio Alcalde Francisco Antonio Ruiz gave the most...
Deadwood Dick: The Man Who Never Was
Kit Carson, Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody were real-life people who were made larger-than-life to dozens of dime novelists...
During the Great Depression, Did People Eat Tumbleweed Soup?
During the Great Depression, did people eat tumbleweed soup? -Brian LaMoure of Helena, Montana Yes. Tumbleweed, or Russian thistle, is edible raw or...
The Million Dollar Hangover
Arizonans have inherited a litany of picturesquely whimsical place names and many of these were bestowed upon the wild, untamed territory by the...
Winfield Scott: The Fighting Parson
Most people around “The West’s Most Western Town” of Scottsdale, Arizona think of their founder, Winfield Scott as a God-fearing preacher and...
Why Did Stage Drivers Sit on the Right Side?
Why did stage drivers sit on the right side? -Kevin Baldwin of Frankenmuth, Michigan Buggy drivers sat on the right because most were right handed...
Adah Issacs Menken: The Great Menken
Not all the women who migrated to California during the Gold Rush were prostitutes and gamblers. The women who played the frontier...
Did Old Westerners Generally Load only Five out of the Six Chambers?
Did Old Westerners generally load only five out of the six chambers? -Dan Clutter of Denison, Iowa Yes, letting the hammer rest on an empty chamber...
Joe Walker Mountain Man, Scout and Explorer
Joseph Rutherford Walker one of America's greatest of the mountain men, scouts and trailblazers; right up there with Carson, Smith, Fitzpatrick and...
Which Cards was “Wild Bill” Hickok Holding when He was Murdered?
Which cards was “Wild Bill” Hickok holding when he was murdered? -Michael Weirens of Sartell, Minnesota Legend says James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok...
It Happened in Globe
Globe was one of the Old West’s richest mining camps. It also produced some famous Arizona people including its first governor, George W. P. Smith...