American West

America's Western Heritage of the 19th Century.

Joaquin Murrieta Cabrillo

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/joaquin-murrieta-cabrillo 31st Jul 2021 - Known simply as "Joaquin", he was a scourge of early California in the 1850s. Born in Mexico, much of his life is a mixture of legend and fact (with e …

William Frederick Cody

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/william-frederick-cody 31st Jul 2021 - One of the most iconic and well remembered Persons of The American Old West would be without a doubt the legendary William Cody. Or more precisely, &l …

Sam Bass

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sam-bass 31st Jul 2021 - Born in 1851 in Mitchell, Indiana - Sam Bass lost his parents early in live. Sent to live with an abusive Uncle, he could not wait to get old enough t …

Marshal (American West)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/marshal-american-west 31st Jul 2021 - Although the Title of “Marshal” is often construed with it’s Military connotations, in The American West, it was a Law Enforcement P …

Gunfighter

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gunfighter 31st Jul 2021 - Another iconic and character from American Western History, whose Legend and Myth has completely distorted his true nature, The “Gunfighter&rdqu …

Native American ''Hair Drop''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/native-american-hair-drop 31st Jul 2021 - Although no specific Native American word or phrase is used to identify the term “Hair Drop”, this was a common fashion in many Great Plai …

Native American ''Hide Art''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/native-american-hide-art 31st Jul 2021 - Centuries old, The Native American practice of “Hide Art”, involves the stylized painting and drawing of images and related iconography of …

Native American ''Ledger Art''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/native-american-ledger-art 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, Native American Hide Art, was a crude form of “written” History, used first many Centuries by The Tribes of The Great Nor …

Travois

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/travois 31st Jul 2021 - Although their use can be traced back thousands of years and in various forms, The French -Canadian termed “Travois”, was an “A&rdqu …

Tipi (Tepee)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tipi-tepee 31st Jul 2021 - The Tipi (sometimes spelled as “Tepee”), was a type I’d Native American dwelling used mostly on The Great Plains of The Western Unit …

The Gunfight at The OK Coral

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-gunfight-at-the-ok-coral 31st Jul 2021 - Seldom has one Event in American Western History, propelled an Enthusiast into the experience of an “honest to goodness” Gunfight, as that …

Saloon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/saloon 31st Jul 2021 - Perhaps more Structure is more known to The World (thanks to Hollywood Films), that that of the 19th Century American Western establishment called The …