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In doing some research on the Old West, your website was one of the search results. All of the other search results proved to be disappointing and I thought this would be another disappointment. However, I could not have been more wrong!! From the first moment of being on the website, I instantly bookmarked it as one of my favorites. It is very addicting. Just this past weekend, I probably read for three to four hours the history of the Old West. I never considered myself to be historically minded, however I find that I need the knowledge your site provides. I have always loved the Old West and, until coming to your website, could not find enough information to satisfy my love for the Old West. Your site is astonishing and very user friendly. For all you have done, saying "Thank you" doesn't seem to be adequate. But I must attempt it nonetheless. From the pictures to the inner links to the history you take great strides in procuring, Thank you so much for the hard  work you put into your site. You make sure that history and nostalgia is not and will not get lost. Thank you. -- Denise, from Pennsylvania, currently living in Missouri, July, 2008

 

What I find most amazing is not just the scope and size of your site, but the fact that it really is very well done. I don't know of any other place on the web that contains so much GOOD information on the West. - Kerby Jackson, Oregon, June, 2008

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I really do enjoy this site so much .I find so many interesting things to read about .Keep up the great work. - J. Dotson, June, 2008

 

Great Site!  Incredibly important to preserve our American historical landmarks, whether they be buildings, roads, bridges, what have you. Would be nice to see the entire Route 66 "refurbished" rather than the old remaining sections simply preserved. - Steve, Hawaii, March, 2008

 

The web site is great! It was very informative and what I
couldn't find on the web, I emailed Kathy about and got an accurate and speedy reply! Definitely the place to find anything your curious about pertaining to the west!!! - Rhett and Nissa

What an interesting site this is, I was only looking for one thing but got carried away, I have now been using your links for over four hours and don't want to give in yet. I have been on a tour around America and read about cowboys-Indians-goldmines,  Route 66 and tons of other stuff -  THANK YOU THANK YOU. you can be sure that i will be telling anyone who will listen all about it. - Maggie, England, March, 2008

I just wanted to thank you for your knowledge on your website. I surf the net a lot and have never came across a site that inspired me and made me think as much as yours did. A flood of thoughts washed through my mind and heart as I marveled at the the brilliance of the Native American Peoples, so closely connected to everything but not imposing. So wise that their wisdom applies to present and future. I have always had a very high degree of respect for the Native way but I was so impressed by your site! If only our leaders of today could learn from what is freely given! Thank you so much for the time and thoughts placed into sharing what you know with the World. -  Loren Coney

I teach 3rd grade in McPherson and one of my reading groups is reading a story called Wagon Wheels. It is a story of one families journey to Nicodemus. Your website helped us to explore and learn more about the history of Nicodemus! Thank you! - Janet

 

 

 

What a wonderful web site....You have put alot of time doing this and it wonderful of you to share it with us...I love old history and I love following stories about Route 66...When I was little and my parents would go on vacation Route 66 was the road we would take...And we would stop so many times at trading posts, Indian shops and I can still remember stopping for ICE COLD watermelon...What memories....Now I live off of Route 66 and love it....Keep up the wondeful work.....Long live the Mother Road - Rosemarie

I really enjoyed your site thus far as I have been up reading for the past 3 hours and it is 3 am now. - Dave

I produced a map of the Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway in New Mexico and I referenced your web site's stories on Cimarron and Dawson, New Mexico.  I thought I would send you one of the maps and say a very big "Thank You" for a very nice web site! - Tony 

 

Is that perfect summer road trip in your future? Then you'd better get a move on before summer makes a sharp turn and becomes fall. This groovy guide to some of the states in the middle of America is worth perusing, even if you're staying firmly put. Based on this guide alone, I think Montana has moved to the top of my must-visit list. - Jules Allen, St. Petersburg [Florida] Times

What a great site. It is amazing how well you keep updating it! - Jim

What a wonderful website!! I was born in Leadville, Colorado. I just by chance found your website while looking for the Ice Palace info to send to a friend. Great JOB!! - Cori

This is the one of the best sites I've been on that has a lot of good pics and stories of our history of the wild and wooly days of yesteryear! Keep up the good work I love it! - Linda

Kathy, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! - Marilyn (in response to receiving the May, 1959 Life Magazine with Baby Doe Tabor on the cover)

I teach 3rd grade in McPherson [Kansas] and one of my reading groups is reading a story called Wagon Wheels. It is a story of one familys' journey to Nicodemus [Kansas]. Your website helped us to explore and learn more about the history of Nicodemus! Thank you! - Janet

I have enjoyed every minute spent on your wonderful web pages. I have a hard time leaving them. What a wonderful entertaining and informative site. -  Moni

So far it is fascinating. Im reading about the Ghost Towns at the moment. All so different from England. :) - Sheila

I find the history very interesting about the Maxwell Land Grant. I have lived in Maxwell, New Mexico for several years and it is a very nice Place. I really am glad for your site because of all the history.- Lance

Great site, added you to favs on pc. I metal detect and enjoy history so keep up the great work. - Gary

Terrific site. Lots of nostalgia on the page including your stuff along old 66. (An important part of my childhood.) Some of the places pictured are in my memory. Keep up the good work! - JD

Hello, I found the information about Baby Doe Tabor fascinating. I have a recently developed interest in Baby Doe because I am her namesake. - Doe

 

Our dowsing club is very interested in all sites that might yield. items of interest to all.  Thanks. -- Jim Milligan Pres. Pikes Peak Dowsers Asso, Colorado Springs.

 

Wonderful site.  I am reading a book about the American Past 1840-1890 and your site is giving me more detailed information.  Thank you!  Greetings from the Netherlands - Jan

 

My classmates and I are currently doing a project for our critical thinking class and we decided to do it on hauntings. In our search for information I came across this web site. Its very interesting. Thank you. - Christine

 

Loved it, makes me want to hit the road! - Rhonda

 

Love your web site and saved it on my favorites so I can share stories with others, especially in the class room where I teach. - Joyce

 

This is an outstanding site! Keep it going! Wagons Ho! - Calamity Jan

 

 

From the infamous outlaws who once galloped across the West to the romanticized blacktop of Route 66, Legends of America shares the rumors behind the rest stops. Yearning for a theory about the true cause of the Civil War? Dare to step into a haunted frontier fort? Mosey on in, partner! This is one tourist trap you'll be happy to visit. - Yahoo, Writing about Legends of America, Yahoo Picks, August 8, 2004

 

Hidden treasure! Ghosts! Outlaws!  Take a trip into the Wild West with this nostalgic look at America's historic frontier. Dig up tales of lost treasures, travel to ghost towns, check out some of the West's most haunted places, or chase down legendary outlaws. More fun than a shootout at the OK Corral!  - Earthlink Newsletter, Issue #60, November 22, 2004

 

 

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Great American Bars and Saloons

Great American Bars and Saloons by Kathy WeiserBy Kathy Weiser

Owner/Editor of Legends of America

 

Kathy Weiser's first venture into the publishing world takes you into the many watering holes of America's past, particularly the numerous saloons that sprouted up during our nation's Wild West days. This great photographic review displays hundreds of vintage photographs from California to Arizona, the mining camps of Colorado, all the way to New York and its turbulent days of Prohibition.


Hardcover, 2006, 224 Pages. Signed by the author!!
 

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