- American West
History of the old west and biographies for its outlaws and heros. Also including links for companies with products devoted to the old American West.
www.AmericanWest.com
- Oregon Trail (5)
Includes sites about The Oregon Trail, its history in relation to the American West, and information for individuals who want to explore the trail now.
dir.yahoo.com/.../American_West/Oregon_Trail
- Alamo, The@
Sites explore the former mission near San Antonio, Texas where the Mexican Army laid siege for 13 days in 1836.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Alamo__The
- Lewis and Clark Expedition@
Examines the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to chart a path across the western U.S. Includes information on the history of the journey, different exhibitions about the trip, and their Native American guide Sacagawea.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
- Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
History, traditions, tools, and mode of living of the trappers, explorers, and traders known as the Mountain Men.
www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm.html
- Autry Museum of Western Heritage@
Explores the diverse cultures of the American West through permanent displays, special exhibitions, and educational programs.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Museums_and_Memorials
- Pony Express (5)
Provides an overview of the Pony Express, the first fast mail service to cross the North America continent. Includes sites on its founding, brief history in operation, and Pony Express museums.
dir.yahoo.com/.../American_West/Pony_Express
- Calico Ghost Town@
Explores the history of Calico, California, founded as a silver mining town in 1881. Includes a history of the town and how it eventually became a county park.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Yermo/Community
- Transcontinental Railroad@
Explores the history of the Transcontinental Railroad, the 1,756 mile long track laid between Sacramento and Omaha in 1869, and its significance to the development of the Western United States as well as to U.S. history.
dir.yahoo.com/.../19th_Century/Transcontinental_Railroad
- Battle of San Jacinto (1836)@
Examines the battle of San Jacinto, generally considered to be one of the most decisive battles of the Texan Revolution for independence from Mexico.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Military_History/Battle_of_San_Jacinto__1836_
- CyberSoup's The Wild West
Learn about western legends like Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Soldiers, The Alamo, Native Americans, and Native American culture.
www.thewildwest.org
- Overland Trail
Established by Ben Holladay in 1862 as a mail and stage coach route from Julesburg Colorado to Fort Bridger Wyoming.
www.over-land.com
- Old West
Defined loosely as the legend and reality of 19th Century America west of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. From Dakota State University.
homepages.dsu.edu/jankej/oldwest/oldwest.htm
- Harvey Houses: Civilizing the Old West
Continuing the memory of the Fred Harvey Company and its restaurants, hotels, and lunchrooms built along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
www.harveyhouses.net
- Battle of the Little Big Horn@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Battle_of_the_Little_Big_Horn
- Gunfight at the OK Corral (7)
Examines the famous 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral involving Wyatt Earp, Morgan and Virgil Earp, and Doc Holliday against the Clantons and McLaurys.
dir.yahoo.com/.../American_West/Gunfight_at_the_OK_Corral
- Library of Fur Trade Historical Source Documents
Provides electronic transcriptions of historical document related to the Rocky Mountain fur trade from the early half of the 19th Century.
www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/mmarch.html
- Battle of Wounded Knee@
Examines the Battle of Wounded Knee, the 1890 conflict that is also known as the Wounded Knee Massacre, and was the last major armed conflict between the Lakota Sioux Nation and the United States.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Battles_and_Campaigns/Wounded_Knee
- Women of the West
Annotated directory.
www.over-land.com/westpers2.html
- Western Mining History
Reliving the industrial revolution of the West with galleries of historic and modern photographs.
www.westernmininghistory.com
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