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Category Archives: OLD WEST
The Battle of Bellevue
Most of the area in the Iowa territory was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and part of the Missouri Territory. When Missouri became a state in 1821, this area (along with The Dakotas) became an unorganized territory. The area … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, Indian Territory, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS, POLITICIANS
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The Power Fight
It was February 10, 1918, when a sheriff’s posse attempted to arrest a group of miners at their cabin in the Galiuro Mountains. Four men were killed, including three lawmen and the owner of the cabin, Jeff Power. Jeff’s sons, … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS
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The Colfax Range War
Introduction Land ownership has always been at the core of America’s story. This story begins long before there was “an America.” To the first people to arrive here, America was just a place. They may have had a name for … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, Indian Territory, MILITARY, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS, POLITICIANS
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The Dog Soldiers — Part 2
(Continued from last week) Wherever white settlers went, they took with them their advanced technology — which included a superior collection of weapons dangerous to Indian populations. But no modern weapon was more hazardous to the American Indian than the … Continue reading
Posted in CIVIL WAR, FRONTIER, Government, HISTORY, Indian Territory, MILITARY, OLD WEST, POLITICIANS
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The Dog Soldiers — Part 1
Violent conflict didn’t suddenly manifest itself among native people when Europeans arrived in the Americas. Factual history tells us quite plainly that American Indian tribes warred with one another for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. Tribal competition … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, Indian Territory, MILITARY, OLD WEST
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Legendary Native Lawmen
A few years ago, I told the story of a shootout inside a Cherokee Nation courtroom in 1872. It was an interesting story — made more so by the presiding judge in the case, who was a fellow named Blackhawk … Continue reading
Posted in CIVIL WAR, FRONTIER, HISTORY, Indian Territory, MILITARY, NATIVES, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS, Texas
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The Gunfight of 1873
Jacksonville, Texas, began in 1847 as the town of Gum Creek. A man named Jackson Smith built a home and blacksmith shop in the area and, in 1848, became the town’s postmaster. Shortly afterward, Dr. William Jackson established a medical … Continue reading
Posted in HISTORY, LONE STAR, OLD WEST, Texas
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They Made the Wild West Wild
The Old West witnessed the rise and fall of several outlaw gangs between 1880 and 1912. If there was a common denominator among these outlaw gangs, it was that they had no regard for average, hard-working citizens — the farmers, … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS, THE LADIES
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The Doc
There are 202,536 dentists in the United States today — roughly 61 dentists for every 100,000 citizens. Of those, only one stands out: John Henry Holliday. Historians tell us he was a gunslinger, a gambler, and a diseased sort. Was … Continue reading
Posted in CIVIL WAR, FRONTIER, HISTORY, Myths, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS, RECONSTRUCTION
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The Last of the Bunch
In 1845, a prominent democratic and influential editor named John L. O’Sullivan attempted to explain America’s thirst for expansion and defend its claim to new territories. He wrote, “ … the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to … Continue reading
Posted in FRONTIER, HISTORY, OLD WEST, OUTLAWS
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Searching History 