Historic Nebraska People

Teddy Roosevelt's 10th Cavalry in Nebraska, 1903.

Teddy Roosevelt’s 10th Cavalry in Nebraska, 1903.

 

Manuel Lisa founded the Missouri Fur Trading Company

Manuel Lisa founded the Missouri Fur Trading Company

American Horse – A Shrewd Sioux Chief

Charles Askins – Gunfighter Legend

Malcolm “Old Grizzly” Campbell – Wyoming Sheriff

Lucien Fontenelle – From Wealth to Mountain Man

Wild Bill Hickok & The Dead Man’s Hand

Manuel Lisa – Expert on the Missouri River

Mysterious Dave Mather – Lawman or Outlaw?

Moses Embree “California Joe” Milner – Scouting the West

David Dawson Mitchell – Fur Trader & Soldier

Jim Moore – Notable Pony Express Rider & Rancher

Joseph Robidoux IV – Fur Trader of Missouri

Ben Robertson – Lawman Turned Outlaw

Hiram Scott and the Tragedy at Scotts Bluff

John Joshua “J.J.” Webb – Lawman Turned Outlaw

Frank Wolcott – Enforcer in the Johnson County War

© Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2022.

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