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William Johnson and an Old West “Romeo and Juliet”
Born and raised in Ohio, when the Civil War broke out, William Johnson became a Captain on the Confederate side. Following the Civil War, he mustered out in Texas. Deciding to do some ranching in New Mexico, Johnson picked up a small herd of cattle in Texas and drove them up […]
Billy Wilson and Pat Garrett
During the Old West men changed names so freely that sometimes there’s confusion as to their real ones, and their aliases. Some say the subject of today’s story’s real name was Billy Wilson; others David Anderson. In reality, what a man calls himself isn’t important; it’s what he does while using that name. Under the name of Billy […]
Trailing Louis L’Amour in Southeast Arizona
Trailing Louis L’Amour in Southeast Arizona – Louis L’Amour chose to give his last look at Southeast Arizona in The Burning Hills. It is a romance and adventure novel that acknowledges the Arizona pioneer ranches. The novel occurs after 1891. That was the year John Slaughter moved permanently to the San Bernardino Ranch. The old […]
Texas Rangers Surrender
The stories of the bravery of the Texas Rangers are legendary. However, there was one incident when a group of them were cowards. It was when events made the Texas Rangers surrender. About ninety miles east of El Paso, Texas, are salt beds where people went to gather this essential mineral, not only for […]
Sunset Route of the Southern Pacific Railroad
With the completion of the transcontinental railroad by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in 1869, the men dubbed as the “western railroad barons” decided to join forces and create a monopoly on any rail traffic coming to the West Coast. So, in 1870 Collis P. Huntington, Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins created the […]
