The Big Fight

Cowboys vs. small ranchers in Tascosa.

March 21, 1886. An ongoing dispute between cowboys at the LS Ranch–many former associates of Pat Garrett–and small ranchers goes violent in Tascosa, TX (photo).

The two sides, who have come to town for liquid refreshments, go for their guns. When the smoke clears, four men are dead and two others seriously wounded. Nobody is ever convicted for what becomes known as “The Big Fight.” By the 1930s, Tascosa is a ghost town.