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A Desperate Run For Freedom

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Caryn

On January 22, 1879, American soldiers chased Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife and his people as they made a desperate run for freedom. The clash ended in a devastating defeat for Dull Knife and his band, as the soldiers brought the … Continue reading →

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Earhart In Wyoming

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Caryn

While people my age and beyond, know the name Amelia Earhart for a number of reasons, the main one being her mysterious disappearance while on a flight around the world, when it is presumed that her plane crashed into the … Continue reading →

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The Medicine Lodge Treaty

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Caryn

Actually, The Medicine Lodge Treaty is the name given for three treaties that were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the Federal government of the United States and southern Plains Indian tribes on October 21, 1867. The treaties were intended to bring peace to the area by relocating Continue reading →

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Mannheim MP

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Caryn

My brother-in-law, LJ Cook was an MP in the Army from 1968 to 1971, which was the Vietnam Era. For a long time, that was all I knew about his time of service. Today, that has all changed. I think I thought of MPs as maybe handling the disobedient military personnel, Continue reading →

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Dalton Graves

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Caryn

While on a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma with my sisters, Caryl Reed and Alena Stevens, we happened to drive through the little town of Coffeyville, Kansas. We noticed a sign that said Dalton Graves. Continue reading →

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“Bloody Bill” Anderson

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Caryn

William T Anderson’s life was always rather a violent one, but it escalated when his sister died while in the custody of the Union soldiers during the Civil War. Anderson was born around 1840 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, to William and Martha Anderson. Continue reading →

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The Rise And Fall Of Bushong

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Caryn

The “almost” ghost town of Bushong, Kansas got its start in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad built its tracks across Northern Lyon County. The railroad station was named Weeks, as was the town at first, after Joseph Weeks, Continue reading →

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Mysterious Dave

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Caryn

He came from a family of seafaring lawmen in Massachusetts, and a long line of English sailors of the Seven Seas. Nevertheless, David Allen Mather was known as Mysterious Dave, because people weren’t sure if he was a lawman or a killer. Continue reading →

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Corruption Murder

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Caryn

Unfortunately, there are among us, people who are corrupt and ruthless, and sometimes, things happen because of corruption, anger, or even stupidity. William Tilghman was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 4, 1854 Continue reading →

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To Tell The Tale

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Caryn

Rain…it waters the earth, and as we all know, without it, we could not survive. Nevertheless, as vital as water is to life on this planet, too much of it can be deadly. People can drink too much water, we … Continue reading →

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