Located on a plateau above the west bank of the Missouri River and its confluence with the Platte River, Omaha has alway…
Tag: True Western Towns
Queen of the Kansas Cowtowns Abilene, Kansas, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail.
Dwight Eisenhower enjoyed sitting on his porch listening to old men tell stories about a famous town marshal they knew n…
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…
Across the Wide Missouri The “Mighty Mo” defines Kansas City.
History credits Missouri River trader John Calvin McCoy with founding Kansas City in 1838. The story, possibly legend, s…
Badlands, Bison and Rough Riders Medora, North Dakota, is the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Teddy Roosevelt first came to Medora, North Dakota, in September of 1883 to hunt buffalo. He so loved the region that he…
West Texas Paradise Legendary Pecos welcomes visitors to stay awhile and enjoy the Western hospitality of the Southern Plains.
Pecos, Texas, wouldn’t exist if not for the shape of the Pecos River. Near where the town would come to be, the deep, tw…
Buckaroos and Basques Elko, Nevada, is the Old West’s heart of northeast Nevada.
Elko got started in 1868 as a railroad town along northeast Nevada’s Humboldt River. But calling it a town might’ve been…
A Pioneer Paradise Spectacular beauty and Old West heritage makes Kanab, Utah, a perfect Western getaway.
When pioneers settled on Kanab Creek in the late 1850s, they faced hostile Navajo, Paiute and Hopi Indians. Several atte…
Queen of the Cowtowns Dodge City, Kansas, celebrates its historic role in the settlement of the West.
When Dodge City’s founders staked out their vision for a town near Fort Dodge in 1872, its first business was George Hoo…
Billy the Kid Grew Up Here Silver City, New Mexico, celebrates its Wild West past year round.
History knows Billy the Kid as a hothead with a hogleg. But he loves throwing us curveballs. As a boy running the street…