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Back to SearchA Punitive March Turns Into A Saber Charge On The Kansas Frontier
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A river can look calm and still be a trap. We drop into the Solomon River valley in 1857, where the U.S. Army launches what many cons…
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"Jeb" Stuart's Letter About The Battle of Solomon’s Fork
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A 17-day march ends with a shock of movement on the open Plains: roughly 300 Cheyenne warriors in line of battle and the US cavalry s…
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A Handful Of Men Mark The Gateway West
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Mud, rain, and a riverbank so soft every step sinks, that’s where Fort Dodge begins. We rewind to April 10, 1865, and follow Captain …
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The Killing Of Ed: April 9, 1878
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Dodge City doesn’t just welcome the cattle drives; it feeds on them. When the herds arrive, so do the wages, the whiskey, the gamblin…
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What Does It Take To Turn Chaos Into Law
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A county doesn’t feel “real” until paperwork can beat chaos, and Ford County’s origin story proves it. We head back to April 5, 1873,…
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Ford’s Founding Day
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A town doesn’t start with a skyline. Sometimes it starts with frost-stiff grass, a quiet riverbank, and a man deciding the future sho…
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We’ve got some big news from the frontier!
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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Wild West Podcast has been ranked #3 on PodRanker’s list of the Top 15 Best Western Podca…
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Iron Deadline
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A railroad can feel inevitable when you see it on a map. Up close, it’s a gamble with a hard deadline, exhausted men, and miles of em…
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April 1, 1939 Turns Dodge City Into Hollywood
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April 1 in the Great Plains isn’t just a punchline. We start with the kind of frontier humor that could make or break you: trail-boss…
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Boot Hill Unmasked: The Real People Behind Dodge City’s Deadliest Year
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Boot Hill gets talked about like a legend, but legends get lazy. We wanted the names, the dates, and the ugly little details that sho…
4 months ago