Surf these sites: Alferd Packer for Colorado State Cannibal -- A brief summary of the story of Alferd Packer and my tongue-in-cheek campaign to have him named Colorado''s State Cannibal. American West : Multicultural Perspectives -- An excellent site filled with resources for the study of the multicultural American West. Arizona - American Local History Network -- The purpose of this network is to link together various local history web sites that would like to participate. Chuck Wagon Central -- Chuck wagon and old west history, the Chuck Wagon Registry, cowboy stories and historic tidbits. CyberSoup''s Wild West -- Colorful educational site covering Western legends and Native Americans. Fagan''s Grave -- In the late 1850s, Michael Fagan was buried beside the Cherokee Trail in what is now central Colorado. This site focuses on history in the locale and times of his burial. Handbook of Texas Online: Cattle Brands -- A description and history of cattle brands from the Texas State Historical Association. Jim Janke''s Old West Page -- Professor Janke has put together a great links page. His description: "The Old West of this page is defined loosely as the legend and reality of 19th Century America west of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and anything and anybody associated with it, past and present. After all, the Old West is not really a time or a place but a state of mind." Jimmy Camp -- The story of an historic campground along the Cherokee Trail in what is now central Colorado. Named for the legendary Jimmy Daugherty, it was used in turn by 19th century trappers, gold seekers, settlers, coalminers and ranchers. Lewis and Clark Trail -- Re-live the Adventure of the Corps of Discovery Along the Lewis and Clark Trail!Explore with Lewis and Clark as they make their expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Historical account of the Corps of Discovery along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Includes an Events Calendar, Trail properties, Trail Treasures and more! Lone Hand Western -- The history of the old west, chuckwagon and cowboy lore, books for the re-enactor and western music. Meeting of Frontiers -- English-Russian multimedia site that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West and the parallel exploration of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the two in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. Pony Express Home Station. -- Ranked among the most remarkable feats to come out of the 1860 American West, the Pony Express was in service from April 1860 to November 1861. Its primary mission was to deliver mail and news between St. Joseph, Missouri, and San Francisco, California. Santa Fe Trail, Interactive -- Explore links about this old commercial route - from Missouri to New Mexico, through Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. The American West Frontier History -- An annotated directory of internet resources. The Historical Garden of the Gods -- Human history of the Garden of the Gods The History of Cattle Brands -- A brief description and history of cattle brands. The Photography Collection -- The Western History Department at The Denver Public Library has a collection of more than 500,000 photographs related to the history of Colorado and the American West. Over 50,000 of these images are searchable on the Internet, here, at the Photodigitization Project. Topographical Engineer Detachment -- A non-profit educational and living history organization demonstrating mapping and surveying on the frontier from 1851-1879. Voices From the Western Frontier -- Documents and newspapers preserved by a Lakota family, with searchable transcriptions, plus photographs and audio recordings. A primary source for the history of the frontier and Western states, the Indian Wars, and genealogical research. Wagon Train to Oregon -- Members of 1843 wagon train to Oregon, other early settlers, brief biographies of pioneers, and links to researchers. Wyatt Earp Place -- Site about the lawman from Earl Chafin Press. Books for sale. Map, historical and grave site photos.
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