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conestoga wagon facts
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…

when did the wild west really end
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…

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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,…

old western magazines
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…

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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…

flint knapping history
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…

manifest destiny
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…

true stories of the wild west
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…

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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…

origins of scalping
History

The Origins of Scalping: A True and Surprising History

Native Americans may have invented scalping, but European contact accelerated it.

Why Did People Move West in the 1800s westward expansion
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…

wells fargo stagecoach history
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…