Cisco, Utah - Crumbling in the Relentless Sun - Baking in the relentless desert sun on U.S. Highway 6, south of I-70 near the Colorado border is the crusty railroad town of Cisco, Utah. Truly looking like something out of a scary movie, where a driver’s car breaks down, and he or she disappears forever, this now quiet town was not always so.  

Sego Canyon, Utah - History & Ancient History - Located in Grand County, Sego Canyon not only provides a peek at coal mining history at the ghost town of Sego, but also numerous Native American petroglyphs and pictographs along the way.

Thompson Springs, Utah - Dying in the Desert - Though Thompson Springs, still has a number of current residents, it is all but a ghost town today -- not the typical type, such the many mining camps of the American West, with crumbling shacks and rusting equipment laying all around; but rather, more like the many towns of Route 66 that died when the highway was replaced by the interstate.

Searchlight, Nevada Lives On - This once thriving mining camp didn't turn into a ghost town like so many others, instead, it now survives as a retirement and recreation community near the Colorado River.

Needles, California 66 Gallery - New Route 66 photo gallery for Needles, California.

Goodsprings, Nevada - Still Kicking in the Desert Dust - Long before anyone had ever heard of Las Vegas, Goodsprings was the largest town in the area. Today it is a ghost town.

Fruita, Utah - A Lush Valley in the Desert Terrain - Situated in the Capitol Reef National Park is the old Mormon settlement of Fruita, Utah. Amazingly, this community, surrounded by thousands of square miles of desert and situated along the prone-to-flooding Freemont River, thrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Blogging Utah - Join us on a virtual tour as we travel into Nevada, then through southern Utah for a week.

Nebraska Forts of the Old West - More historical forts from Nebraska, including Camp Sheridan, Fort Atkinson, Fort McPherson, Fort Mitchell and more.

Montana Forts of the Old West - There are numerous old forts in Montana, such as Fort Assinniboine, Fort Custer, Fort Maginnis, Fort Missoula, Fort Owen, and many more.

Wyoming Forts of the Old West - Lots of new Wyoming forts including Fort Bonneville, Fort Caspar, Fort H.W. Halleck, Fort Reno, Fort Yellowstone, and more.

Indian Wars Timeline - Chronological listing of battles and Indian Wars in the American West.

Winning The West: The Army In The Indian Wars - The U.S. Army's perspective on the Indian Wars.

Phil Coe - Gunfighter and Gambler - Though called one of the greatest gunfighters of Texas, he was killed by Wild Bill Hickok in 1871 at Abilene, Kansas.

Utah Forts of the Old West - Adding to our ever expanding list of Old West forts, you'll find summaries of Fort Buenaventura, Fort Deseret, Fort Duchesne, Cove Fort, and Fort Utah.

History & Haunting of Fort Douglas, Utah - Not only is Fort Douglas one of the oldest US Army posts in Utah, it's also allegedly haunted.

March Additions:

Military Campaigns of the Indian Wars - The U.S. Military launched a number of campaigns against the Native Americans for over a century as the Indians resisted westward expansion.

MAJOR Expansion to our Gunfighters List - We can finally say with absolute certainty, that you can find more gunfighters here than anywhere on the world wide web!

John Selman - Wicked Lawman and Vicious Outlaw - Though by far, not the most well-known of the Old West's infamous characters, John Henry Selman's life was certainly one of the most notorious. Sometimes referred to as "Old John," or "Uncle John," he would variously operate in a number of roles, including soldier, lawman, vigilante and vicious outlaw.

The Lawless Horrell Boys of Lampasas, Texas - These rough and ready scoundrels of Lampasas, Texas instigated the Horrel-Higgins feud.

William "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum, the Noble Outlaw - Gunman, rustler, and thief, Russian Bill was a member of the infamous Clanton Gang. He was hanged along with Sandy King in Shakespeare, New Mexico.

Legends Letter, March - Whining, travel and the Old West. Keepin' ya up to date.

Red Oak II - A Stroll Through the Past - A couple of miles northeast of Carthage, Missouri and just off Route 66 is Red Oak II – a ghost town, but not really. But, it has authentic old buildings, and an old cemetery, and it looks like a ghost town. Well, it is and it isn’t.

Annie Rogers and the Bank Dick - Annie Rogers, girlfriend to Kid Curry, of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was caught red-handed trying to pass stolen bank notes in Tennessee.

Harvey Logan, aka "Kid Curry" - Wildest of the Wild Bunch - During his lifetime, the Kid was wanted on warrants for fifteen murders, but it was generally known that he had killed more than twice that number. William Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, called Kid Curry the most vicious outlaw in America.

Texas Madam Squirrel Tooth Alice - Better known as “Squirrel Tooth Alice,” Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Haley Thompson was a popular “soiled dove” in the frontier cow towns of the American West, despite gap the in her teeth that earned her nickname.

Sally Skull - The Scariest Siren in Texas - Sally was known for her many husbands, her horse trading, her aim with a pistol, her forceful language, and for hauling cotton and critical supplies for the Confederacy. But, mostly she was known as a woman who's husbands mysteriously died or disappeared.

Wells Fargo - Staging & Banking in the Old West - Evoking an image of stagecoaches rattling over rutted mountain roads and outlaws hiding in the brush awaiting its arrival was Wells Fargo in the Old West.

The Old-Time Miners - A 1913 account of the old-time miners of the American West.

First Train Robbery On The Pacific Coast - On the morning of November 5, 1870, news was flashed around the civilized world that the Overland Express train from San Francisco to Virginia City, Nevada had been "held up" and robbed of over $40,000.

The Old Stage Drivers - A 1913 account of the old-time miners of the American West.

A Midnight Adventure in Nevada - A 1881 historical tale of a Nevada stage robbery.

Portland Underground: Shanghai Tunnels - If you’ve ever heard Portland, Oregon referred to as the Forbidden City of the West and wondered why, a visit to the Shanghai Tunnels could clear things up for you. Then again, it could just raise more questions about a legend that persisted for over 150 years.

Mogollon, New Mexico - Surviving All Odds - One of New Mexico's premier ghost towns, Mogollon made millions, survived numerous floods and fires, but still hangs on today despite its isolated location.

Garnet - Montana’s Best Kept Ghost Town Secret - If you’ve been to any of Montana's other well-known ghost towns like Virginia City or Bannack, you’ll find Garnet just as intriguing if not even more so.

Haunted Camp Floyd & the Stagecoach Inn - Whether you normally bypass or embrace historical sites of the American West rumored to have a possible haunted edge, a visit to the Camp Floyd Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum in Fairfield, Utah is worthwhile.

Lots More Old West Slang - Ever wonder what some of them thar’ words mean when you’re reading an Old West novel, watching a historic movie, or maybe even digging through your grandparents old letters? Well, here's a guide to help!