LEGENDS OF AMERICA

Awards & Accolades

To say, "well done" to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have

 made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

-- Phillips Brooks

Thank you, one and all!  As Mark Twain said long ago, "I can live for two months on a good compliment."  We appreciate your recognition of our efforts and support of our website.

Kathy Weiser

Owner/Editor

Worldstart Cool Site of the Day

- January 7, 2005

Worldstart provides a Computer Tips Newsletter that is sent to more than 200,000 subscribers.

Legends of America

This site's slogan is "A Travel Site for the Nostalgic and Historic Minded." You'll find tons of fun travel information from Ghost Towns to Treasure Tales and there is even a Photo Gallery for those of us who like visuals.

What's New — This tells you what has been recently added to the site.

American History — Here you can learn all about America's History from books you can read to bits of valuable information. There are quite a few good reads in this section like "Women of the American West", "Nicodemus, KS—A Black Pioneer Town", and "The Largest Land Grant in U.S. History" to name a few.

Ghost Towns — Find books you can read on ghost towns, plus a listing of Ghost Towns by state. There is obviously the famous Tombstone, but there others too like Diablo's Canyon, Calico, St. Elmo, White Cloud and many more.

Legendary Route 66 — Most everyone has heard of Route 66 if you live in the U.S. It is one famous road. Now you can read all about its history and even check out some trivia on the subject too.

Photo Galleries — This section is categorized by State. Pick a State, then a gallery, and you are on your way to some really awesome pictures of these places. I loved the Tombstone set, and the Route 66 set. But they were actually all really good so spend some time here checking them out.

Treasure Tales — My dad loves tales of treasure, so this section made me think of him. Here you can read all about the lost treasures that are supposedly just waiting for someone to find them. There is some general treasure information, but then you can search State by State for interesting tales of treasure to beguile you.

This site paints a rich and vivid tale of the History and fun to be found around America.

Scout Report Featured Site -

September 10, 2004

Legends of America

Summer is quickly making an exit in anticipation of fall's blustery arrival, but that doesn't mean it is too late for a trip to the American West. This site, developed and maintained by Kathy Weiser, may provide the inspiration visitors need to pack up and make a move out to one of the Western states. Legends of America was inspired by Weiser's love for history and travel, and as such, contains a host of material on the landscape of the Western states, with a particular emphasis on the historic ghost towns, abandoned mines, mustachioed-gunmen, and other once-dominant features of the region. Visitors can click on any number of thematic headings, such as "Old West Legends" and "Legendary Route 66" to peruse a number of short essays and visual materials (such as photographs). Additionally, visitors may browse in a more traditional format merely by clicking on a specific state of interest. Finally, visitors will want to browse through the newsletter published by Weiser as it contains useful information about the latest additions to the site.