Netflix‘s new limited series American Primeval gives a startling look at the American West in the mid-1800s, when Native Americans came to deadly blows with Mormon soldiers, pioneers looking for ...
but living freely on America's western frontier nevertheless appealed to thousands of men. These photos were taken across the American West between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
Come to the Fort Morgan Library and Museum’s Howard Rollin Memorial Community Room on March 18 at noon for “Sisters of ...
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — William Nesbit, an African American man who moved to Blair County in the mid-1800s was instrumental in helping others secure their freedom. Nesbit was born in Carlisle ...
But as early as the mid-1800s, the American West was also a mythical place of wide-open plains, cowboys riding the range, and heroic battles pitting brave settlers against savage Native Americans.
One of Jedediah Smith’s goals was to "be the first to view a country on which the eyes of a white man had never gazed and to ...
The Center of the American West is a recognized hub for illuminating the role of the western United States in regional, national and global issues. We bring people together to explore the ongoing ...