History
7 Facts You May Not Know About the Conestoga Wagon
The Conestoga wagon was an icon of Western expansion, but it is often misunderstood. Conestoga wagons were important…
History
When Did the Wild West Really End?
The Wild West is a more nebulous term than you may think, so when the era ended is…
History
17 Epic Facts about the Transcontinental Railroad
When the Golden Spike connected Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails at Promontory Summit, Utah, in May 1869,…
Arts & Entertainment
14 Vintage Old West Magazines You Can Still Find Today
The 1960s and ’70s ushered in a golden era of Old West magazine publishing, and today these aged-but-entertaining…
Arts & Entertainment
29 Most Iconic Quotes from ‘Tombstone’
The classic 1993 Western Tombstone is full of memorable quotes from Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and the infamous…
History
Flint Knapping: Stone Age Technology that Built the First Nations
For thousands of years, the Native American people of North America relied on stone arrowheads and project points…
History
Manifest Destiny: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In an essay published in the July-August 1845 issue of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, John…
History
7 Strange but True Stories of the American West
From a distasteful painting that got people killed, to the unlikely location of a Civil War battle, these…
Guns
10 Famous Guns of the Old West, from Revolvers to Rifles
No single gun won the West, but these ten firearms certainly carved a niche in its history. The…
History
The Origins of Scalping: A True and Surprising History
Native Americans may have invented scalping, but European contact accelerated it.
History
Why Did People Move West in the 1800s?
When the first Europeans arrived on the eastern shores of North America, they could scarcely comprehend the vast…
History
8 Wells Fargo Stagecoach History Facts You Might Not Know
Wells Fargo’s express service helped to define and develop the Old West through stagecoaches and shotguns. The discovery…