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When
you travel, do you often wonder what happened at "this place" in the
past? Who lived here? What were they like? How did they live
their daily lives? If that's the case for you, here at Legends of America,
you will find content-rich travel destinations of the American West, including
Route 66, ghost towns, outlaws, treasure tales,
and even a few ghosts that we bump into along the way.
Filled with
both vintage and current photographs, Legends
of America focuses on small out of the way places and hidden
attractions that appeal to the nostalgic and historic minded, giving you
more than just a paragraph, we will take you there!
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Featured
Travel Destination
 Tombstone - The Town Too
Tough To Die
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As I stare out the window at the drizzling sleet and shiver at the
plunging temperature gauge, I can only dream of warm places and re-live
fond memories. And, immediately, one of my most favorite destinations
comes to mind --
Tombstone,
Arizona. Filled with
history,
ghostly legends, and high temperatures, I
wonder what Christmas looks like in the
Arizona desert.
One of the most lawless mining camps in the
American West,
Tombstone
was soon dubbed "The Town Too Tough to Die.”
The mining camp was born when a
prospector named Ed Schieffelin looked out on the mountains from where
he stood at Camp Huachuca,
Arizona. Thinking that
the rich colors of the mountains looked like a promising place to
prospect, he commented on this to a nearby soldier. However, the
soldier was quick to warn him that the area was controlled by
Apaches
and responded him "All you'll find in those hills is your tombstone."
However, Schieffelin was not deterred,
and the next year, in February 1878, he set out to hills alone in
search of his fortune. After hiding for two nights from the
Apaches he spied what looked like it might be a silver vein on a
ledge high above his hiding place. Climbing to the ledge, he
pried out several pieces of pure silver and was elated when he
estimated the vein to be some fifty feet long and twelve inches
wide. Remembering the soldier’s warning he called his vein,
which would later become a mine, "Tombstone.”
After filing the first two claims he found
two more sites laden with silver ore, which he dubbed the "Lucky
Cuss” and the "Toughnut." In no time at all, word spread that silver had been
discovered and other prospectors began to search the area. Before long, more mines began to open including, the Grand Central,
the Charleston and the Contention mines, and a mining camp was born
named after Ed’s first claim – Tombstone.
More ....
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Featured Articles
 Triggerfingeritis
- The Old West Gunman -
Triggerfingeritis is an acute
irritation of the sensory nerves of the index finger of habitual gun-packers;
usually fatal -- to someone. This 1910 tale provides a look at some of those Old
West gunfighters afflicted with
Triggerfingeritis.
Albert Jennings Fountain -
Missing in the Desert -
Soldier, lawyer, and politician, the mystery
surrounding Albert Jennings Fountain’s disappearance in the deserts of
southern
New Mexico has puzzled lawmen and historians for more than a
century.
Cowboy Songs & Frontier Ballads
- Those many songs of the
Old West
tell the story of
frontier days sometimes with eloquence and sometimes with
cowboy lingo. Check out just a
few of these:
The Cowboy's Dream,
Git Along
Little Dogies, The Last
Longhorn,
San Antonio Rose,
and dozens more.
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 Hell Dogs of Eldorado Canyon,
Nevada -
Man
per man and mile per mile,
Eldorado Canyon
has a wider range of historical events than anywhere in the
Wild West.
This rich history, coupled with the turbulent events taking place in
Eldorado Canyon
in the 19th century has led to numerous
ghost stories of dead miners,
Indians
and pioneers who once roamed the area.
Oklahoma Forts of the Old West - More
historic forts in
Oklahoma including
Camp Nichols,
Fort Arbuckle,
Fort Towson and
more.
 Custom
Photo Cards - We've developed a new line of custom
greeting cards that combine our great vintage photographs with the
words, wisdom and proverbs of the Old West. Exclusive to the
Rocky Mountain General Store, there are more than 50 cards to
choose from and more coming.
Granite - Montana's Silver Queen
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Southeast of
Phillipsburg,
Montana was
one of the state's largest silver mining camps. Nicknamed
“Montana’s Silver Queen,” the town once boasted more than
3,000 residents.
George Maledon - Prince of Hangmen
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George Maledon earned the moniker of the Prince of Hangmen while
serving as
Judge Isaac Parker's
chief executioner during the lawless days when Parker served as judge of
the Federal Court for the Western District of
Arkansas.
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