All posts in Southwest Characters

John C. Fremont
Latest
May 15, 2013, No comments

If you visit the Southwest, a lot of places and things carry the name Fremont — some named after the Native American Fremont people, but many named after one of …

Beaver

Fur Trappers Settle the West

February 18, 2013, Comments Off

Before the miners and the shopkeepers, before the trains and settlers, the first intrepid souls to visit the West were the fur trappers. Their life wa ...

Climax Chewing Tobacco

Climax Jim

January 16, 2013, Comments Off

The Old West was filled with colorful characters, but Climax Jim stood high above the rest. His claim to fame was the inability of the Arizona penal s ...

Wild Burros of the Southwest

Wild Burros of the Southwest

January 4, 2013, Comments Off

Sometimes, the characters that helped shape the Southwest weren’t human. As you are driving through parts of the Four Corners states, you may see th ...

  • Nellie Cashman
    Frontier Angel Nellie Cashman
    November 1, 2012, Comments Off

    Stories of the Old West tend to be written by and about men, primarily because the rough and tumble lifestyle attracted more men than women, and because woman were supposed ...

  • Cochise
    Cochise
    September 15, 2012, Comments Off

    “We were once a large people covering these mountains. We lived well: we were at peace. One day my best friend was seized by an officer of the white men ...

  • mormon-handcart-pioneers
    Elizabeth Simpson Bradshaw, On The Road To Zion
    July 29, 2012, Comments Off

    In the early days of the Old West, the rugged country and tough living conditions attracted rugged and determined people to live there. Elizabeth Simpson Bradshaw was one such rugged ...

  • texas_longhorn_cow
    The Goodnight-Loving Trail
    June 20, 2012, Comments Off

    In 1866, two Texas cattlemen set off on a journey that helped shape the Old West. Charles Goodnight (former Texas Ranger and Indian Scout) and Oliver Loving (pioneer cowboy) combined ...

  • kokpelli
    Kokopelli
    May 18, 2012, Comments Off

    The figure of Kokopelli is one of the most common sights in the Southwest. Venerated by many of the Native American cultures in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, ...

  • arizona-rangers
    The Arizona Rangers
    March 19, 2012, Comments Off

    The State of Arizona recently celebrated its 100 anniversary, however, the road to statehood was a rocky one. In 1901, the Arizona Territory was still a rough and ready part ...

Get Adobe Flash player