Top 10 True Western Towns of 2008
By: TW Editors 01/02/2008
Towns You Should Know
LINCOLN, NM
The center of Billy the Kid Country hasn’t changed much since the Kid bit the dust in 1881. A walk down Main Street is a real step back in time—and that’s a good thing.
SACRAMENTO, CA
More than five million folks visit Old Sacramento each year, experiencing the Gold Rush days of the 1840s-50s. A major attraction: the Wells Fargo Museum.
SAN ANTONIO, TX
Sure, everybody remembers the Alamo—but San Antone has 22 local historic districts and hundreds of landmark buildings spanning 290 years.
TAOS, NM
With a heritage going back 6,000 years, this town mixes modern chic with historic buildings, museums and landmarks.
TOMBSTONE, AZ
Arguably the most famous town in the Old West. From the Bird Cage Theatre to the Crystal Palace Saloon, the Earps and Clantons knew them just as you can.
VIRGINIA CITY, MT
The legendary vigilantes brought justice in the 1860s. More recently, private citizens did justice to their history by restoring many of the buildings of that time.
VIRGINIA CITY, NV
Museums? This Comstock Lode town has got ’em, featuring gambling, prostitution and railroads; all celebrate nearly 150 years of Western history.
Correction, Feb 2008: The print publication stated the power plant in Durango, Colorado, was the oldest AC plant still in existence, failing to point out it is the oldest powered by steam. The oldest, and first, to transmit AC current was the Ames Station in nearby Ophir. Built two years earlier in 1891, this AC plant was powered by water and is still generating electricity today!
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