Introduction

The Internet Resources

• The Donner Party - History of the Donner Party tragedy

Old West Sites

• Old West Data Base - Information on the Old West

• American West Data Base - Extensive information about the American West

• Timeline of the late 1800's - Excellent timeline source of the events of the 1800's.

• American West - Large site of information about the Old West

• Old West Data Base - Huge amount of information about the West

• Clipart for the Old West - Many different clipart items of the Old West

• Old West Videos - Video site for the old west

Trails and Transportation

• Central Pacific Railroad - Large site filled with information about the railroads and other topics of the time

• Railroads - Much information about the railroads of the Old West

• Photos of railroads - Large photos of railroads in the 1800's

• Railroad History - History of railroads

• Trail Drives - History of the trail drives

Mining and Farming

• California Gold Rush - Much information about the Gold Rush

• Early Farm Equipment - History of farm equipment

• Early Farm Equipment - Drawings and descriptions of old farm equipment

• Horse Equipment - Information about the history of various horse equipment

Living in the Wild West

• Barbed Wire - Information about the history of barbed wire

• Barbed Wire - Invention of Barbed Wire

• Cattle Brands - Information about cattle brands

• Cattle Ranches - History of cattle ranches

• Cattle Towns - History of Abilene, Texas, a cattle town

• Old West Guns - Photos and information about old west firearms

• Tombstone - Background information about the town, Tombstone

• Buffalo - Information about the American Buffalo (bison)

• Cowboy Clothing - Photos and information about cowboy clothing

• Cowboy Songs - Words to many cowboy songs

• Chuck Wagon Cooking - Cooking done on the trail

• Rodeo History - History of the Western Rodeo

People in the Old West

• Gunslingers - History and information about the old west gunslingers

• Nat Love - Biography about Nat Love, African American Cowboy

• Biographies and timeline of the Old West - Excellent site for biographies and events of the 1800's

• Vaqueros - Information about vaqueros

• Texas Vaqueros - Information about vaqueros from Texas

• Buffalo Soldiers - Information about the Buffalo Soldiers

• Black Cowboys - Information about the Black Cowboys

• Wild West Gunfighters - Images and informationa about old west gunfighters.

• Cowboy and Western Images - Many paintings of the western era.