Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock is best known as a compatriot of Billy the Kid during the troubles in New Mexico. But Doc w…
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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 …
The Diné Return to the Four Corners One hundred fifty years later, follow the Navajo people’s poignant route home from New Mexico to Arizona.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico, has never been an easy place to live. Winters can be brutal. Summers are often blistering. The …
Fort Stanton, New Mexico Fort Stanton was the site of a famous gunfight in 1862 between the popular Captain Paddy Graydon and John Whitlock.
Fort Stanton, was named for a captain of dragoons named Henry W. Stanton, who, in 1855 killed by Mescalero Apaches. The …
Riding the Prescott-Santa Fe Stage Following the trail of the Arizona-New Mexico territorial capital-to-capital stage line leads to adventures and historic sites.
I’ve solved one Old West mystery. You want to know why the Star Line Transportation Company, a k a the Prescott-Santa Fe…
The Robber Revealed Bill Coe’s life of crime was uncovered and justice came.
“Captain” Bill Coe led a gang of rustlers and robbers that roamed the Oklahoma Panhandle into New Mexico and sout…
America’s Most Famous Firehouse? The first one built for volunteer firefighters in New Mexico Territory is making waves.
If Las Vegas, New Mexico, isn’t careful, this heritage town is going to end up with the most famous firehouse in America…
Not a Chip Off the Old Block Ed Scarborough didn’t follow in his dad’s footsteps.
Ed Scarborough isn’t as well-known as his lawman father George, who killed John Selman. But Ed made his own mark. He o…
A Big Loss A New Mexico mill saw much history before being destroyed.
A bit of New Mexico history was lost recently. The Old Dowlin Mill in Ruidoso was destroyed by a gas explosion and fire…
Lincoln County’s New History Historical family tales come to light in Billy the Kid country.
“My Aunt Jenny had been taken by the Indians as she was four….” The family bought her back with 500 pounds o…