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Custer's Wild Ride, part 2
General Custer shoots and kills the horse he is riding at top speed while chasing a buffalo.
custer • general • george • armstrong • little
General Custer shoots and kills the horse he is riding at top speed while chasing a buffalo.
custer • general • george • armstrong • little
Moving West in Ancient Times
This article explores the possibility that the Mandan Indians of ancient times intermingled with white visitors to America.
ancient america • mandan • indians • native american • king woden-lithi
This article explores the possibility that the Mandan Indians of ancient times intermingled with white visitors to America.
ancient america • mandan • indians • native american • king woden-lithi
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 1
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 2
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 4.
Eliza and Henry Spalding get married. Eliza has a stillborn child. Narcissa Prentiss and Doctor Whitman meet and become engaged. Whitman make a second trip west to select a location for a mission. The Spaldings decide to go west with the Whitmans before Henry finds out that Narcissa is to be Whitman’s bride.
whitman • narcissa • marcus • prentiss • spalding
Eliza and Henry Spalding get married. Eliza has a stillborn child. Narcissa Prentiss and Doctor Whitman meet and become engaged. Whitman make a second trip west to select a location for a mission. The Spaldings decide to go west with the Whitmans before Henry finds out that Narcissa is to be Whitman’s bride.
whitman • narcissa • marcus • prentiss • spalding
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 7
The missionaries, on the edge of Pawnee country, split up. One half of the group hurries on to catch up with Fitzpatrick’s fur caravan and encounters considerable trouble. After reaching the fur company Narcissa has her first taste of buffalo and writes home, describing their dining arrangements.
whitman • spalding • fitzpatrick • nez perce • pawnee
The missionaries, on the edge of Pawnee country, split up. One half of the group hurries on to catch up with Fitzpatrick’s fur caravan and encounters considerable trouble. After reaching the fur company Narcissa has her first taste of buffalo and writes home, describing their dining arrangements.
whitman • spalding • fitzpatrick • nez perce • pawnee
The Fall Out Kid
Mary Trotter Kion came to Eastern Washington's desert in 1979, leaving behind a Wisconsin snowstorm. Shortly after her arrival Mt. St. Helens erupted. Since that time she has been falling in and out of love with this desert country in southeast Washington.
mary • trotter • kion • great • american
Mary Trotter Kion came to Eastern Washington's desert in 1979, leaving behind a Wisconsin snowstorm. Shortly after her arrival Mt. St. Helens erupted. Since that time she has been falling in and out of love with this desert country in southeast Washington.
mary • trotter • kion • great • american
The Osage and the Spider
An Osage chief, while looking for a great animal to use as a symbol for his clan, becomes entangled in a spider’s web.
osage • clan • spider • <i>wazhazhe</i> • great american plains
An Osage chief, while looking for a great animal to use as a symbol for his clan, becomes entangled in a spider’s web.
osage • clan • spider • <i>wazhazhe</i> • great american plains
When Kansas Wasn't Flat
After Paul Bunyon discovered Kansas, which was covered with mountains and trees, he logged all the trees and caused Kansas to be flattened. Then he brought in the first horses to America and gave them to the Indians.
bunyon • paul • ox • babe • blue
After Paul Bunyon discovered Kansas, which was covered with mountains and trees, he logged all the trees and caused Kansas to be flattened. Then he brought in the first horses to America and gave them to the Indians.
bunyon • paul • ox • babe • blue
AMAZING GRACE AND COURAGE
After the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania countryside we must strive to move forward into the future with the strength of our pioneer forefathers who traveled west and settled the Great American Plains.
new york • washington • d.c. • pennsylvania • great american plains
After the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Pennsylvania countryside we must strive to move forward into the future with the strength of our pioneer forefathers who traveled west and settled the Great American Plains.
new york • washington • d.c. • pennsylvania • great american plains
Western Outlaws at the Suite 2
The Outlaws continue with the James, Doolin, and Youngers; Tom and Frank McLaury; Ike, Phineas, and Billy Clanton; Doc Holliday, the Earps, and John Behan.
james • doolin • younger • tom and frank mclaury • clanton
The Outlaws continue with the James, Doolin, and Youngers; Tom and Frank McLaury; Ike, Phineas, and Billy Clanton; Doc Holliday, the Earps, and John Behan.
james • doolin • younger • tom and frank mclaury • clanton
THANK YOU, MR. BONAPARTE
Depending on the state you were born in, as well as the year, you might not have been born where you thought you were. This article involves the Louisiana Purchase, as well as Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado Territories and the dates these occurrences happened.
louisiana • purchase • napoleon • bonaparte • great
Depending on the state you were born in, as well as the year, you might not have been born where you thought you were. This article involves the Louisiana Purchase, as well as Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado Territories and the dates these occurrences happened.
louisiana • purchase • napoleon • bonaparte • great
An Open Letter Dated December 31, 1821
In 1818 G. A. Plains (Great American Plains) received a letter from his friend B. E. Settlements (Back East Settlements). G. A. Plains replies with the latest new of the happenings on the Great American Plains in a letter dated 1821.
great • american • plains • east • settlements
In 1818 G. A. Plains (Great American Plains) received a letter from his friend B. E. Settlements (Back East Settlements). G. A. Plains replies with the latest new of the happenings on the Great American Plains in a letter dated 1821.
great • american • plains • east • settlements
Ancient Writings Across America
Possibly, in Ancient Times, visitors to America’s eastern shores migrated westward. If so, did they intermarry with the native population?
king woden-lithi • scandinavia • native americans • early arabic writings in the wild west • california and nevada
Possibly, in Ancient Times, visitors to America’s eastern shores migrated westward. If so, did they intermarry with the native population?
king woden-lithi • scandinavia • native americans • early arabic writings in the wild west • california and nevada
Custer's Wild Ride, part 1
General George Custer meets with various Sioux and Cheyenne leaders in an attempt to bring peace to the plains.
custer • general • george • armstrong • little
General George Custer meets with various Sioux and Cheyenne leaders in an attempt to bring peace to the plains.
custer • general • george • armstrong • little
GRANDMA'S SCISSORS
Viola Butler was born in Missouri in 1881. In 1900 she married John Trotter at Hutchinson, Kansas. For the rest of life she was a farm woman. Her scissors became a handy tool. Viola was able to throw them and kill jackrabbits. Once she saved her own life when she stabbed a rattlesnake.
trotter • butler • viola • missouri • hutchinson
Viola Butler was born in Missouri in 1881. In 1900 she married John Trotter at Hutchinson, Kansas. For the rest of life she was a farm woman. Her scissors became a handy tool. Viola was able to throw them and kill jackrabbits. Once she saved her own life when she stabbed a rattlesnake.
trotter • butler • viola • missouri • hutchinson
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 3
Miss Linsley breaks her engagement with Henry Spalding who then meets and marries Eliza Hart. Narcissa Prentiss still has not found a husband to take her to the Far West as a missionary.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • eliza • hart
Miss Linsley breaks her engagement with Henry Spalding who then meets and marries Eliza Hart. Narcissa Prentiss still has not found a husband to take her to the Far West as a missionary.
whitman • narcissa • prentiss • eliza • hart
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 9
The Whitman and Spalding missionary party, with the fur caravan, reach the mountain man rendezvous on Green River. They are received with a wild uproarious greeting by such as Joe Meek and hundreds of Indians from various tribes but find that Reverend Samuel Parker, who was to lead them the rest of the way, is missing.
whitman • spalding • rendezvous • 1836 • nez perce
The Whitman and Spalding missionary party, with the fur caravan, reach the mountain man rendezvous on Green River. They are received with a wild uproarious greeting by such as Joe Meek and hundreds of Indians from various tribes but find that Reverend Samuel Parker, who was to lead them the rest of the way, is missing.
whitman • spalding • rendezvous • 1836 • nez perce
New Sweden
In New Sweden/Delaware the Swedes build the first log cabin in America. Criminals, army deserters, and unfaithful husbands arrive.
delaware • new sweden • cape henlopen • schuylkill river • dutch west india company
In New Sweden/Delaware the Swedes build the first log cabin in America. Criminals, army deserters, and unfaithful husbands arrive.
delaware • new sweden • cape henlopen • schuylkill river • dutch west india company
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI: Where the American West Began
In 1763 Pierre Laclede, with the help of Auguste Chouteau the son of Laclede's mistress Marie Chouteau, established a fur trading post in the wilderness along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Today, that location is the site of Saint Louis, Missouri. This was the beginning of the fur trade in the west, as well as the settlement of the Great American Plains.
saint louis • missouri • pierre laclede • madame marie chouteau • auguste chouteau
In 1763 Pierre Laclede, with the help of Auguste Chouteau the son of Laclede's mistress Marie Chouteau, established a fur trading post in the wilderness along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Today, that location is the site of Saint Louis, Missouri. This was the beginning of the fur trade in the west, as well as the settlement of the Great American Plains.
saint louis • missouri • pierre laclede • madame marie chouteau • auguste chouteau
The Outlaw Who Got Away--Or Did He? part 1
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
The Outlaw Who Got Away--Or Did He? part 2
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
The Outlaw Who Got Away--Or Did He? part 3
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
WESTWARD HO! The Cats
A cat is taken along on Manuel Lisa’s 1812 fur trapping voyage up the Missouri River. The cat’s duty was to keep mice from destroying the food provisions.
cat • great • american • plains • kion
A cat is taken along on Manuel Lisa’s 1812 fur trapping voyage up the Missouri River. The cat’s duty was to keep mice from destroying the food provisions.
cat • great • american • plains • kion
Fort Raymond
Fort Raymond, constructed in 1807 at the mouth of the Bighorn River was constructed by St. Louis Merchant and fur trader Manual Lisa. Lisa was also involved in real estate, trade with the Osage Indians, as well as the buying and selling of slaves. Ft. Raymond was named after Lisa’s son.
fort raymond • manual lisa • lewis • clark • napoleon
Fort Raymond, constructed in 1807 at the mouth of the Bighorn River was constructed by St. Louis Merchant and fur trader Manual Lisa. Lisa was also involved in real estate, trade with the Osage Indians, as well as the buying and selling of slaves. Ft. Raymond was named after Lisa’s son.
fort raymond • manual lisa • lewis • clark • napoleon
Daniel Boone Goes to Kentucky
In 1773, Daniel Boone left North Carolina to discover what there was in Kentucky. A woman gives birth along the Oregon Trail.
daniel boone • kentucky • giving birth along the trail • oregon trail • missionaries narcissa whitman and eliza spalding
In 1773, Daniel Boone left North Carolina to discover what there was in Kentucky. A woman gives birth along the Oregon Trail.
daniel boone • kentucky • giving birth along the trail • oregon trail • missionaries narcissa whitman and eliza spalding
GHOST ON THE PLAINS
When winter comes on the Great American Plains the Indians gather around the fires in their lodges and tell stories. Here is a ghost story told by the Cheyenne about the Double-Faced Ghost.
plains • indians • cheyenne • ghost • monsters
When winter comes on the Great American Plains the Indians gather around the fires in their lodges and tell stories. Here is a ghost story told by the Cheyenne about the Double-Faced Ghost.
plains • indians • cheyenne • ghost • monsters
A Sioux Love Story, part 1
Crazy Horse had known Black Buffalo Woman ever since they had been children. Now grown up, he falls in love with her and proceeds to woo her. While he is away on a war party another steals her away from him.
crazy horse • red cloud • curly • sioux • oglala
Crazy Horse had known Black Buffalo Woman ever since they had been children. Now grown up, he falls in love with her and proceeds to woo her. While he is away on a war party another steals her away from him.
crazy horse • red cloud • curly • sioux • oglala
AN OPEN LETTER: December 1818
This is an open letter from Back East Settlements (B. E. Settlements) to Great American Plains (G. A. Plains), dated December 1818. This letter concerns the births, 1800-1818, of several men whose later lives had major effects on the development of the Great American Plains.
john brown • william mcguffey • jim bridger • john deere • kit carson
This is an open letter from Back East Settlements (B. E. Settlements) to Great American Plains (G. A. Plains), dated December 1818. This letter concerns the births, 1800-1818, of several men whose later lives had major effects on the development of the Great American Plains.
john brown • william mcguffey • jim bridger • john deere • kit carson
HEART OF THE PLAINS
When Coronado explored that part of the Great American Plains known today as Kansas this wild and rugged land was inhabited by the Wichita, Pawnee, Kansa, and the Osage people. In the years after the 1803 signing of the Louisiana Purchase these Native Americans were joined by missionaries, pioneers, buffalo hunters. Then came the wild days of the cattle drives, outlaws and lawmen.
kansas • indians • native americans • forts • louisiana
When Coronado explored that part of the Great American Plains known today as Kansas this wild and rugged land was inhabited by the Wichita, Pawnee, Kansa, and the Osage people. In the years after the 1803 signing of the Louisiana Purchase these Native Americans were joined by missionaries, pioneers, buffalo hunters. Then came the wild days of the cattle drives, outlaws and lawmen.
kansas • indians • native americans • forts • louisiana
Historical July, part 2
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Indianapolis, Pt. 2
Hoosier Hannah continues her tour of Indianapolis, the State Capitol of Indiana, in Marion County and on The Old National Road crossing the state on U. S. Highway 40.
hoosier hannah • indiana • indianapolis • el sol de tala • aesop’s tables
Hoosier Hannah continues her tour of Indianapolis, the State Capitol of Indiana, in Marion County and on The Old National Road crossing the state on U. S. Highway 40.
hoosier hannah • indiana • indianapolis • el sol de tala • aesop’s tables
Libbie and George, A Love Story, part 2
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
The Fight Where the Girl Saved Her Brother, part 1
When gold was discovered in the Black Hills the Sioux refused to give up the Hills. To force them to comply, the government declared all Indians not on the reservation to be hostile and subject to attack. This led to the Battle of the Rosebud.
little bighorn • rosebud • custer • crook • sitting bull
When gold was discovered in the Black Hills the Sioux refused to give up the Hills. To force them to comply, the government declared all Indians not on the reservation to be hostile and subject to attack. This led to the Battle of the Rosebud.
little bighorn • rosebud • custer • crook • sitting bull
The Railroad, part 1
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
WE ARE THE GOD DOGS
Before Hernando Cortes' arrival in Mexico the Spaniard's progression northward towards the Great American Plains the Indians had no knowledge of horses. After the Indian's possession of horses their lives were changes, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
horse • plains • indians • sioux • blackfoot
Before Hernando Cortes' arrival in Mexico the Spaniard's progression northward towards the Great American Plains the Indians had no knowledge of horses. After the Indian's possession of horses their lives were changes, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.
horse • plains • indians • sioux • blackfoot
What Time is it?
Prior to 1883 there were no time zones. It created an extreme problem after the railroad had crossed the United States because people had a habit of setting clocks by the sun. To correct this situation the American and Canadian railroads instilled the institution of time zones
time zones • northern pacific • railroad • little bighorn • native americans
Prior to 1883 there were no time zones. It created an extreme problem after the railroad had crossed the United States because people had a habit of setting clocks by the sun. To correct this situation the American and Canadian railroads instilled the institution of time zones
time zones • northern pacific • railroad • little bighorn • native americans
Fort Vancouver
Fort Vancouver, Washington was established in 1824, by traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. It was eventually moved closer to the Columbia River in 1829 to better accommodate the fur trade. It was the headquarters of the Pacific Northwest fur-trading empire. Christened with a bottle of rum by Governor Simpson on March 19, 1825, it got a grand start under the helm of Chief Factor John McLoughlin who commanded the fort for 20 years.
fort vancouver • washington • hudson’s bay company • john mcloughlin • governor simpson
Fort Vancouver, Washington was established in 1824, by traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. It was eventually moved closer to the Columbia River in 1829 to better accommodate the fur trade. It was the headquarters of the Pacific Northwest fur-trading empire. Christened with a bottle of rum by Governor Simpson on March 19, 1825, it got a grand start under the helm of Chief Factor John McLoughlin who commanded the fort for 20 years.
fort vancouver • washington • hudson’s bay company • john mcloughlin • governor simpson
Happy Birthday To Me
The author of The Great American Plains at Suite 101 would like to celebrate her birthday with her readers. Here, she gives a small peep into her past.
missouri • california • pattonsburg • stockton • san joaquin
The author of The Great American Plains at Suite 101 would like to celebrate her birthday with her readers. Here, she gives a small peep into her past.
missouri • california • pattonsburg • stockton • san joaquin
Indianapolis, Pt.1
Hoosier Hannah continues her journey along the Old National Road and pauses in Indianapolis, the state capital, to visit the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art and other cultual facilities.
indianapolis • hoosier hannah • james whitcombe riley • america • benjamin harrison
Hoosier Hannah continues her journey along the Old National Road and pauses in Indianapolis, the state capital, to visit the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art and other cultual facilities.
indianapolis • hoosier hannah • james whitcombe riley • america • benjamin harrison
Ghost Town
Just at the stroke of midnight a ghostly Ghost Town appears on the plains. The town is populated with the ghosts of the Earps, Doc. Holiday, Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and many other western notables.
ghost town • jesse • frank • james • hickok
Just at the stroke of midnight a ghostly Ghost Town appears on the plains. The town is populated with the ghosts of the Earps, Doc. Holiday, Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and many other western notables.
ghost town • jesse • frank • james • hickok
Sacred Trust Family Remedies Contest Judging
Here is your chance to vote for the winner of the Natural Health Contest for 2002. If you are one of the contestants, you get two votes, one for your own, and one for someone else's entry.
published • article • sacred • trust • family
Here is your chance to vote for the winner of the Natural Health Contest for 2002. If you are one of the contestants, you get two votes, one for your own, and one for someone else's entry.
published • article • sacred • trust • family
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