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Death Valley 49ers Centennial
Jimmy Stewart left Bedford Falls and headed to Death Valley in Nevada and California. He wouldn't need the help of a guardian angel there.
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2008
Given to towns that have made an important contribution to preserving their pasts.
A Race to End All Races
The red dust of the Arabian Desert might have settled and cleared after Hidalgo’s epic cinematic ride in the well-done 2004 movie, but it’s nothing compared to the dust kicked up by critics of Frank T. Hopkins’ self-proclaimed heroics.
The Bad Man From Bodie
Bodie is a ghost town-perhaps the West's best preserved ghost town, where abandoned weather-beaten buildings stand stoically against encroaching sagebrush.
Jerkwater Towns
How did railroaders get water up the water towers for trains traveling in the Old West?
Saving America's First True Horse
Don Juan kept his little band of mares in the pine forest at the edge of a pond.
Not Just Horsin' Around
No one would call this Texas robber a criminal mastermind, despite the legend that often trails his name.
Ship 'em Out
It was a situation that just asked for trouble.
Top 10 Western Museums of 2007
Charles Lummis had a vision when he founded the Southwest Museum of the American Indian 100 years ago.
Madonna of the Western Trails
Dragging a weary child and cradling a baby, she knew how to fire a weapon and kept her gun close.