Genealogy Images of History

Genealogy Images of History

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FORT NIAGRA (OLD - YOUNGSTOWN, NEW YORK) * - 1672 - 1900 era, Locations of Forts of the United States. Named in story entitled VANISHING FORTRESS by Charles V. Mathis who gives a rare look at the old forts east of the Mississippi and their remains from the frontier days as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT NIAGARA * showing DERN, George H. * - 1934 -Secretary of War of United States pictured in Four Nation Celebration at old Fort Niagara.

FORT NISQUALLY - 1855 Era - Named in "Short Campaign of Lt. Slaughter" ( Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment) --- who wanted to put and end to Indian fighting but died trying as published in a complete and seldom found western magazine

FORT NISQUALLY, 1851 Era. Written up in, "The Wreck of the Sloop Georgianna" By: Flora Weed Hicks, story of the kidnapping of the Georgianna and crew by the Haida Indians of Queen Charlotte's Islands.

FORT NISQUALLY- early 1800’s. Location ID, MO, MT, WA. Site in story entitled "THE EMANCIPATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BUSH" as found in this old western magazine

FORT NORMAN - 1910-20 Circa - Named in autobiography entitled "He Lived With The Barrens" - the life experiences of John Hornby - relates his exploration of the Barrens inc. Great Slave Lake, Baker Lake, Great Bear Lake. Old complete western magazine.

FORT OF THE MAGIC FIRE CIRCLE Mentioned in "The Gallant Voyageurs of Rupert's Land" By: Wayne Darwin

FORT OLYMPIA - 1855 Era - Named in "Short Campaign of Lt. Slaughter" ( Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment) --- who wanted to put and end to Indian fighting but died trying as published in a complete and seldom found western magazine

FORT OMAHA - 1868 era - Location OK, NB, INDIAN TERRITORY.. Named in historical true story entitled STANDING BEAR: ELQQUENT ADVOCATE by Carl Uhlark who write of Thomas H. Tibbles, an assistant editor of the Omaha Herals and pioneer advocate of Indian rights and his attempt to help Ponca Indian Chief Standing Bear (called Ma-chu-nah-zah) to receive justice in the courts of the United States as found in this complete, rare and seldom read western magazine.

FORT OSAGE - 1811 era - Location: MO, NE, SD. - Named in Western River Story entitled KEELBOAT MARATHON by Max von Kreisler who tells the story of Manual Lisa, a river boat captain in a race for the early fur industry on the Missouri River. His competitor was the American Fur Company headed by John Jacob Astor as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT OWEN, MONTANA - 1800 - 1900's era. Location: ID, MT, OR, WA. Named in story entitled "BLACK ROBES AND CIRCUIT RIDERS" by Gracey Roffey Pratt who writes that in the pioneer days it was thought that 'Sunday Would Never Cross the Mississippi" but a host of dedicated circuit riders and missionaries carried their message as relayed in this history written in this old and complete western magazine

FORT OWEN, MONTANA *- 1875 - 84 ERA. Location: Montana. Named in story entitled The Red Napoleon of the West by Helen Clark tells of the trials and tribulation of those involved in the fight at the battle of Big Hole. There were heroes here aplenty but one wore a Black Robe – Father Reverend Anthony Ravalli, S. J. of St. Mary’s mission at Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley and this rare western magazine tells the story.

FORT PARKER COMANCHE REUNION 1952 * mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT PARKER INDIAN AND WHITE REUNION 1953 * mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT PARKER MASSACRE mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT PARKER MASSACRE - 1890 - 1900 era. Location: OK, TX. Named in story entitled I KNEW QUANAH PARKER by Wm. Cx Hancock. Rare pictures of Parker, his son and Squaws in a story of a powerful chief whose named calmed angry braves and so impressed a small white boy that he felt that benign influence many years later as published in this old and complete western magazine

FORT PARKER MUSEUM Groesbeck, Texas mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT PARKER STATE PARK Limestone County, Texas, mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT PARKER, TEXAS "Lords of the South Plains" by Norman B. Wiltsey, article from old western magazine

FORT PARKER, TEXAS * "Nineteen Months with the Comanche's" by Jack Derden, the heroic account of Rachel Plummer who was kidnapped by the Comanche's along with her better known children captives, Cynthia Ann Parker and John Parker. Circa 1836 as saved from a little known western magazine.

FORT PECK - 1870 era - Location: Mexico, AZ, NM, TX. Named in this historical story entitled SABERS AND COLTS by Malcolm Reiss of the old U. S. Cavalry on parade which tells of men of guts as they rode for glory on the old pioneer front as found in this very rare Western Magazine

FORT PECK RESERVATON - 1910 - 20 era. Location: MT Named in story entitled MISSOURI RIVER GIRL who writes of Alberta Tracey, a school teacher in the early frontier of Montana territory in the 1900's. Details life on the frontier, schooldays, pictures of classrooms and students as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT PELLY, CANADA mentioned in "The Northwest Mounted Police of Canada"

FORT PEMBINA * -1870 era - U. S. A. - Canada Boundary - Story entitled "STRANGE LETTERS AND A BOUNDARY SURVEY by Roy P. Johnson. Seems there was a dispute in Pembina, Dakota Territory over the location of a Hudson Bay Company trading post and the smuggling of whiskey through a “No Man’s Land” which led to confirmation of the U.S.-Canadian boundary as told in the old and complete western magazine.

FORT PHIL KEARNEY - 1866 era - Named in historical story entitled "Ride For Help" by H. Lutske which occurred on the western frontier near Fort Laramie while Fort Kearney was under Indian siege of Red Cloud and relates the heroic tale of John "Portugee" Phillips, scout and trapper who volunteered to go for help through Indian lines. Through blizzard, snow, sleet, rain and Indians, he was successful as related here in this old magazine.

FORT PHIL KEARNEY.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT PHIL KEARNY, circa 1866, mentioned in "Powder River Expedition", by: Greg Smith as published in old western magazine.

FORT PHIL KEARNY.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT PICKENS, FLORIDA * - 1672 - 1900 era, Locations of Forts of the United States. Named in story entitled VANISHING FORTRESS by Charles V. Mathis who gives a rare look at the old forts east of the Mississippi and their remains from the frontier days as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT PIERCE, ALABAMA - 1813 era - Named in rare story seldom found in old western complete magazine entitled THE FORT MIMS MASSACRE by Vincent McGee with illustrations by B. J. McCausey which seems forgotten in history but tells of great Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh who declared that the U. S. A. was the property of Indians and he delegated his warrior as "Red Sticks" under Chief Red Eagle (Lamochatte) to take Fort Mims which he did.

FORT PIERRE - DEADWOOD TRAIL - 1820 - 1880 era. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled THE WAGON TRAIN BOSSES by J. L. Beardsley who writes of the grizzled bullwhackers and muleskinners and their trips in the early pioneer days as found in this original, complete, old western magazine.

FORT PIERRE- 1880 era - Western Frontier - Named in story entitled WHITE-EYE -- LAST OF THE OLD-TIME PLAINSMEN of Jack Anderson, the "White-Eye Kid * who was the eyes for Old Bill Hickok who was going blind. He was an Indian fighter, miner, and generally happy-go-lucky horseman. Includes best story I ever read about Calamity Jane I ever found. 5 Star old and complete western magazine

FORT PIERRE, DAKOTA TERRITORY * - 1876 era - Location: Black Hills of South Dakota. Named in historical story of Professor Walter P. Jenney, entitled "THE TREASURE MAP OF TOUSSAINT KENSLER" by Mildred Fielder, a young geologist hired by the United States Government to study the mineral content and promise of the Black Hills, as published in this rarely found and seldom read western magazine.

FORT PIERRE, DAKOTA TERRITORY - 1830 ERA - LOCATION WASHINGTON, D. C., Dakota Territory, MO, WY. Named in story entitled "The Fatal Truth" by Glenn R. Vernam who writes of travels and experiences of Assininboine Indian Chief "Pigeon's Egg Head" or Wi-Ju-Jon who was caught up in U. S. Government spiel as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT PIERRE, DAKOTA TERRITORY - era: Late 1880's - Site in article entitled SCOTTY PHILIP - LIVING LEGEND by Joe Koller, elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Western Heritage Center at Oklahoma City and his story of how he became a dyed-in the wool pioneer, starting as a gold miner, becoming an Army Scout, freighter and rancher. Organized the Missouri River Stockmen Association as told in this rare magazine

FORT PIERRE, DAKOTA TERRITORY 1848 - 52. Location: U.S. Named in story entitled "RUDOLPH KURZ" - THE WEST'S FORGOTTEN ARTIST by Wilfred T. Neil Old, complete western magazine

FORT PLATTE.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT POINT - 1840 - 1890. Sites: CA, MS, MO, WY, OR. Named in biography of General John Charles Freemont entitle FREEMONT; A VERY STUBBORN MAN who saved California for the Union and aptly named as a United States Pioneer Hero as found in this very rare and complete western magazine

FORT PRINCE OF WALES * Mentioned in "The Gallant Voyageurs of Rupert's Land" By: Wayne Darwin

FORT PUEBLO * - 1840 - 60 era. Pictured and named in biography of GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK RUXTON by Joan Kyllo, an Englishman of means who endured hardships in his exploration of the American west as found in this complete and rarely found western magazine.

FORT QUITMAN, TEXAS – 1850 ERA – LOCATION TX MX . El Paso, Named in story entitled 1858 SHOOTING GROUNDS – EL PASO – by W. W. Mills who wrote this originally in 1900 and was a witness to El Paso history in 1858 and lived to write about it as saved from this old western magazine.

FORT RANDALL - 1865 era - Location: DK Territory, MO, Named in story entitled NEWTON EDMONDS - TREATY MAKER OF DAKOTA reports on the life and times of Governor of Dakota Newton Edmonds who in formal clothes and silk hat, was fervently desirous of peace even it it mean losing his beautiful topper as published in this unique, old and complete western magazine

FORT RENO * .- 1870 era, Location: OK, TX. Named in story entitled DEATH ON THE SAND HILLS as author writes the story of Calf Woman, who was a Cheyenne warrior who killed the whites as a male Indian would to carry on her grandfather's tradition as found in this very rare, old, complete western magazine.

FORT RENO * - Late 1889 era - Site: America, Ireland, England. Named in story entitled THE FIGHTING IRISHMAN by Donald N. Bentz, the true story of Captain Gerald "Jerry" Russell of the 3rd Cavalry, U. S. Army who was known for his unmercifully hard treatment of his soldiers but gained their respect by riding beside them so much so that they took the name of RUSSELL'S RAGGED ROGUES as related in this complete and hard to find western magazine.

FORT RENO, OKLAHOMA- 1890 era - Location - Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Named in story entitled "A QUAKER MISSIONARY AMONG THE KIOWA'S" by Thomas A. Frasier, the story of the life and adventure of Thomas C. Battey, a Vermont-born Quaker schoolteacher and his experiences attempting to convert the Kiowa Indians as published in a very seldom found complete western magazine.

FORT RENO. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT RENO.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT RENO mentioned or described in "Tom Mix Frontier Bartender" by Sam Henderson as written up in an old western magazine covering the life of Tom Mix.

FORT RICE * - 1880 ERA. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled GENERAL DAVID STANLEY, FRONTIER SOLDER by Samuel Stanley who writes lovingly of this hard nose General David Stanley who twice tried to fire Custer. A very frank expose of Custer's weakness by this Medal of Honor winner as published in this old complete western magazine

FORT RICE - 1865 era - Location: DK Territory, MO, Named in story entitled NEWTON EDMONDS - TREATY MAKER OF DAKOTA reports on the life and times of Governor of Dakota Newton Edmonds who in formal clothes and silk hat, was fervently desirous of peace even it it mean losing his beautiful topper as published in this unique, old and complete western magazine..

FORT RICE - Location DAKOTA TERRITORY, MT, WY. Named in story entitled Bloody Knife – Custer’s Favorite Scout by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom who reports of the loyalty of one half-breed Indian Scout who gained Custer’s respect and ultimately his death in fighting against Custer’s foes. It is an exciting story of his fights along the pioneer western front with actual pictures showing his friendship and respect from Custer as found in this seldom opened western magazine

FORT RICE - 1870 era - Location: Mexico, AZ, NM, TX. Named in this historical story entitled SABRES AND COLTS by Malcolm Reiss of the old U. S. Cavalry on parade which tells of men of guts as they rode for glory on the old pioneer front as found in this very rare Western Magazine

FORT RICHARDSON * - 1867 - 78 era. Location: TX. Story with many pictures entitled "FORT RICHARDSON - THE WHITE'S MAN HOPE" by Louise Cheney who writes of the history of a U. S. Army fort in the pioneer country which only lasted 11 year but was one of the most important in our history as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT RICHARDSON - 1850 - 1927 era, Location: MO, OK, TX, VA, WY. Named in story entitled "FRONTIER LAWMAN" by William Gardner Bell who writes of the life and times of U. S. Marshall Frank M. Canton who, in later years, was on the side of the law and earlier was known as Outlaw Joe Horner, the "Lone Highwayman of Texas" as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT RICHARDSON * - Pioneer era - LOCATION, Jacksboro, Texas. Story entitled HOME BASE OF 6TH CAVALRY by Russell Jones of the Fort called "The Forgotten Lady of Frontier Forts which identifies units, officers and enlisted men who occupied this fort as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT RICHARDSON .. - 1865-90 - Cherokee Strip, Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Named in rare autobiography entitled COWBOYS AND CATTLELAND, by H. H. Halsell, the story of life of the old Cherokee Strip Riders who galloped up and down the Cimarron Strip with Halsell in the years thru 1889 as published in this rarely found and seldom opened old, complete western magazine

FORT RICHARDSON, JACK COUNTY - 1880 era. Site Location : Jacksboro, Texas & Fort Griffin. Named in "The Legend of Lottie Deno" by Philip Rainman. History of a mysterious lady of the evening who set men's heart afire until one came along she couldn't resist and there the legdend began as published in this old rare and seldom found western magazine.

FORT RICHARDSON, TEXAS - 1871 era - TX. Named in story entitled DEATH ON THE BUTTERFIELD TRAIL by Stanley O. Shelton which tells story of The Warren Wagon Train Massacre near Salt Creek, Texas and of Chief Satank's incarceration and his taking of his old life while under arrest as found in this very rare and old Western magazine..

FORT RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels in service on the western front.

FORT RIDGLEY mentioned in "Man of Destiny", by: Jay F. Kay

FORT RILEY (Founded as Fort Clark" 1840 era - Site: Rio Grande Country, Texas - Named in story entitled STRANGE SAGA OF FORT CLARK by Louise Cheney Aver which includes history of the Fort which author calls " The Guardian of the Rio Grande Country" and major figures i.e. General Ranald "Bad Hand" MacKenzie who played an important part in the defense of the frontier north of the river as found in this very rare western magazine.

FORT RILEY ” - 1850 - 1900 era - Named in story entitled THE FIGHT AT FOSSIL CREEK by J. L. Beardsley who tells of the attacks of Cheyenne Chiefs Tall Bull and Roman Nose on the workmen of the Union Pacific Railway in Kansas as found in this old western magazine.

FORT RILEY, KANSAS - 1867. - Named in story entitled "He Broke the Chisholm Trail" by Glenn Shirley which reports the life and times of Colonel Oliver W. Wheeler, one of the west's early pioneers who who didn’t get a trail named after him but achieved notable success in the early 1850-70’s selling horses and cattle, His most notable success was following the Civil War when he bought Texas Longhorns and established a cattle route to Abilene, Kansas as found in this western magazine.

FORT RILEY, KANSAS - 1870 - Location: MT, WY. Named in story entitled "Another Survivor of the Custer Battle" by Harry J. Owen who states that overlooked by history, there were some 140 horses that survived the famous 7th Cavalry massacre. Here he cites interesting facts and figures seldom found as published in this old, complete, western magazine.

FORT RILEY, KANSAS - 1860 - 80 - era: Site - Kansas - Colorado. Named in story entitled LAYING TRACK ON THE HIGH PLAINS by Joseph W. Snell with photos provided by the Kansas State Historical Society of Topeka. History - a history of the times when the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 provided impetus to expand our railway system and enable coast to coast travel as saved from this rare and complete western magazine

FORT RILEY, KANSAS* 1870 - 1904 era, Location, Kansas. Picture

FORT RILEY, KANSAS, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels in service on the western front.

FORT RILEY, KANSAS - 1920 era - Kansas . Named in story entitled "Garry Owen, The Pride of Fort Bliss" by Knowles-Peterson. Seldom found history of the best of the 5th Cavalry Horses with personal testimony by handlers as published in this rarely found history published in out of the way western magazine. ured and named in "Marshal Cullinan's Iron Fist". by Dan Shannon. Story of the Marshal of Junction City of Kansas City, Tom Allen Cullinan who served for 40 years and bested with fists faster than bullets. Published in an old complete, seldom found and rarely read western magazine.

FORT RILEY. KANSAS - 1880 ERA. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled GENERAL DAVID STANLEY, FRONTIER SOLDER by Samuel Stanley who writes lovingly of this hard nose General David Stanley who twice tried to fire Custer. A very frank expose of Custer's weakness by this Medal of Honor winner as published in this old complete western magazine.

FORT RINGGOLD 1840 era - Site: Rio Grande Country, Texas - Named in story entitled STRANGE SAGA OF FORT CLARK by Louise Cheney Aver which includes history of the Fort which author calls " The Guardian of the Rio Grande Country" and major figures i.e. General Ranald "Bad Hand" MacKenzie who played an important part in the defense of the frontier north of the river as found in this very rare and treasured western magazine.

FORT ROBINSON - era: Late 1880's - Site in article entitled SCOTTY PHILIP - LIVING LEGEND by Joe Koller, elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Western Heritage Center at Oklahoma City and his story of how he became a dyed-in the wool pioneer, starting as a gold miner, becoming an Army Scout, freighter and rancher. Organized the Missouri River Stockmen Association as told in this rare magazine

FORT ROBINSON - 1865 era - Location: DK Territory, MO, Named in story entitled NEWTON EDMONDS - TREATY MAKER OF DAKOTA reports on the life and times of Governor of Dakota Newton Edmonds who in formal clothes and silk hat, was fervently desirous of peace even it it mean losing his beautiful topper as published in this unique, old and complete western magazine.

FORT ROBINSON - 1870 - Named in story of Indian War Chief, Chief of Dog Soldiers and Guardian of Secret Medicine Arrows story entitled "Little Wolf's Dog Soldiers". General Miles was so impressed with the Cheyenne War Soldiers, he asked them join the U. S. Army. Great stories and pictures relating the truth and realities of the Indian Wars on the western pioneer front as published in this rare magazine

FORT ROSS * - 1820 era - Northern California - Pictured and written about in story entitled "DAY THE RUSSIANS SEIZED CALIFORNIA" by Lary Rosen. History of Russian fur traders establishing a trading site about 100 miles north of San Francisco. Diagrams, old pictures, painting as saved from this extremely rare western magazine.

FORT ROSS - 1867 era - Location: Alaska Territory. Named in story entitled "The Fabulous $7,200,000 Icebox" by John M. Hurdy who writes that William Henry Seward was ridiculed and reviled in his own lifetime for the buy of the century. Today, he's considered a hero as found in this old and seldom read western magazine.

FORT ROSS - Referred to in "Peter Lassen: The Great Chief" by Ethel Bangert - 1840 era of the story of a stubborn Dane who would not let the wilderness defeat him. Founded the Lassen Trail across the High Sierras as published in this old and rarely found Western magazine.

FORT ROSSIKA * - 1820 era - (i.e. Fort Ross, Northern California) - Pictured and written about in story entitled "DAY THE RUSSIANS SEIZED CALIFORNIA" by Lary Rosen. History of Russian fur traders establishing a trading site about 100 miles north of San Francisco. Diagrams, old pictures, painting as saved from this extremely rare western magazine.

FORT ROSS - 1850 Era - Named in INCIDENT AT TRAGEDY SPRINGS by Ferol Egan showing detailed map of a group of Mormons who, under orders from Brigham Young, were returning from California to Salt Lake when their scouts were murdered as saved from this old complete and rare American western magazine.

FORT ROSS RUSSIAN CHURCH * - 1840 era - Location, California. Named in story entitled "THE REBEL AUTOCRAT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA" by Drew Andrews - a history of the life and times of Commande General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo who ask was he a scoundrel or hero but either way, this gentleman-soldier wrote history as published in this old, complete hard to find western magazine.

Fort Russell * 1892 -Johnson County, Wyoming pictured in "Frank M. Canton- Johnson County Raider" by Richard Rescorla. the story of the Canton Raiders who protected and defended the Wyoming industry from cattle rustlers as published in this old, rare, complete and seldom found western magazine

FORT RUSSELL POLO TEAM * - POLO TOURNAMENT, BOISE, IDAHO - 1921 - Polo teams from Camp Lewis, Washington and Fort Russell, Wyoming vs. Boise Team.

FORT RUSSELL, WYOMING - (1860 - 1880 era) mentioned in "The Bane of Thieves", by: Ralph McCarroll. Colorado's Militia General Dave Cook's story of his life as a frontier lawman as published in old western magazine.

FORT RUSSELL, WYOMING BASEBALL TEAM * - 1880 - LOCATION: CA, HA, MO, NY. Pictured in great story entitled BALL ONE OF THE FRONTIER by Milt Riske of baseball in the early days as featured story in an old western magazine

FORT SALVATION - 1875 - 84 ERA. Location: Montana. Named in story entitled The Red Napoleon of the West by Helen Clark tells of the trials and tribulation of those involved in the fight at the battle of Big Hole. There were heroes here aplenty but one wore a Black Robe – Father Reverend Anthony Ravalli, S. J. of St. Mary’s mission at Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley and this rare western magazine tells the story.

FORT SAM HOUSTON - 1875 - 89. Location Texas, Mexico, New York. Named in the story entitled THE INSANITY AND DEATH OF GENERAL RANALD S. MACKENZIE by J. M. Skaggs who writes of the end of duty and life of the hero of heroes who had done as much as any one man to rid the Southwest of marauding Indians as found in this seldom read western magazine

FORT SAM HOUSTON - mentioned in Western pioneer Story Vol 1. No. 1. - Rarely Found - When Bad Hand Rode to Oblivion by Carl Allenbaugh.

FORT SCOTT TENT CAMP - 1862 Era - Identified in story entitled "Brigham Young and the Saints Went Marching". Only this time, they were ready to leave Salt Lake City rather than suffer the indignity of U. S. troops occupying their sacred city as found in rare old western magazine.

FORT SEDWICK, Colorado Territory - DATE - Indian Wars - SITE - Colorado. Named in story entitled Triangle of Death by Col. Philip M. Schockley which was written as "The Kidder Episode" of tragic end to a mission gallantly attempted but by green officers whose first Indian battle was to be their last as Custer discovered and as found in this old Western Magazine.

FORT SEDWICK.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT SELDEN, NEW MEXICO TERRITORY * - 1884 era - "MACARTHUR SLEPT HERE" by Leonard H. Boucher. . Early Fort Selden, New Mexico history with story of famed General Douglas MacArthur with picture as a boy with family as published in this old and seldom found western magazine.

FORT SELDEN, NEW MEXICO TERRITORY - Late 1800 era - Site: America, Ireland, England. Named in story entitled THE FIGHTING IRISHMAN by Donald N. Bentz, the true story of Captain Gerald "Jerry" Russell of the 3rd Cavalry, U. S. Army who was known for his unmercifully hard treatment of his soldiers but gained their respect by riding beside them so much so that they took the name of RUSSELL'S RAGGED ROGUES as related in this complete and hard to find western magazine.

FORT SELKIRK - 1890 era - Named in story entitled 'The Year The Klondike Almost Starved" - the story of how the people of Dawson, Alaska were starving and the United States government organized expeditions to supply relief as published in this rare western magazine.

FORT SHAW 1870 era – Location: SD. Mentioned in “If Reno Had Attacked,” by J. S. Paul. Would Custer have been saved if Reno had attacked? This is a new twist to an old tale as published in this complete old western magazine

FORT SHAW, MONTANA - 1860 - 90 - location GA, MT - Named in story entitled "SAGA OF MILL FLAT" by Maurice Kildare with photos courtesy of Zula White Garino. Story's subject is Joseph A. White and his family, neighbors and kin and the area known as Mill Flat where mining and lumber camps dotted the area as written up in this complete western magazine..

FORT SHAW, MONTANA - 1875 - 84 ERA. Location: Montana. Named in story entitled The Red Napoleon of the West by Helen Clark tells of the trials and tribulation of those involved in the fight at the battle of Big Hole. There were heroes here aplenty but one wore a Black Robe – Father Reverend Anthony Ravalli, S. J. of St. Mary’s mission at Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley and this rare western magazine tells the story.

FORT SHAW, MONTANA - 1900 era - Location: MA, MT. Named in story entitled "A FRIENDSHIP TO LIFT THE HEART" by Forrest Crossen relating tales of the lifetime association of Joe Thoroughman and Charlie Russell, the noted American Western Artist as found in this issue of an old Western magazine.

FORT SHAW, MONTANA - 1880 Circa _ Site: Montana - Named in "The Friends of Brother Van" by Grayce R. Webb. Chaplin McCabe, the popular lecturer who had endured much hardship during the War Between the States, was a man of depth and understanding. "Go West," he urged the young William Wesley Van Orsdel. "Go west until you come to where you can build on no other man's foundations!" published in this complete, seldom found magazine.

FORT SHERIDAN, ILL., * - 1917 - U. S. Army photos of Officer's Training Camp in pictorial collage and article entitled "NATION-WIDE ACTIVITY IN TRAINING THE OFFICER FOR OUR NEW ARMY" as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine

FORT SHERMAN - 1800 - 1900's era. Location: ID, MT, OR, WA. Named in story entitled "BLACK ROBES AND CIRCUIT RIDERS" by Gracey Roffey Pratt who writes that in the pioneer days it was thought that 'Sunday Would Never Cross the Mississippi" but a host of dedicated circuit riders and missionaries carried their message as relayed in this history written in this old and complete western magazine

Fort Sherman, - 1865 era – Location: WA Territory. Named in story entitled “The Colville Indian’s Helen Toulou” by Thelma Kimmel which relates the story of pioneer days in the Fort Spokane area as found in this complete, seldom read western magazine.

FORT SILL - WICHITA FALLS TRAIL CROSSING - 1883 - 1910 era - Texas. Named in story of the last recognized Chief of the Comanche's entitled A HOUSE FOR QUANAH PARKER by Albert S. Gilles, Sr., who writes of the trials and tribulation of the construction of the house for Quanah and his wives as as saved from this old western magazine.

FORT SILL * - 1918 - Pictorial collage of American Army Troops in training in article entitled How America's New Soldiers Are Shaping at the Nations end of the first year's preparation for war as saved from this old American pictorial magazine.

FORT SILL mentioned in "Man of Destiny", by: Jay F. Kay

FORT SILL mentioned or described in "John B. Charlton, Cavalryman By Choice" by Fred Frank Blalock, a description of the last great battle in 1874 between the U. S. Cavalry and Lone Wolf's Indians as printed in an old western magazine

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA - 1867 - 78 era. Location: TX. Named in story entitled "FORT RICHARDSON - THE WHITE'S MAN HOPE" by Louise Cheney who writes of the history of a U. S. Army fort in the pioneer country which only lasted 11 year but was one of the most important in our history as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA - 1871 era - TX. Named in story entitled DEATH ON THE BUTTERFIELD TRAIL by Stanley O. Shelton which tells story of The Warren Wagon Train Massacre near Salt Creek, Texas and of Chief Satank's incarceration and his taking of his old life while under arrest as found in this very rare and old Western magazine

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA - Pioneer era - LOCATION, Fort Richardson, Jacksboro, Texas. Named in story entitled HOME BASE OF 6TH CAVALRY by Russell Jones of the Fort called "The Forgotten Lady of Frontier Forts which identifies units, officers and enlisted men who occupied this fort as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA - 1890 - 1940 era. Location: U.S. Named in story entitled " LUCILE MULHALL, FABULOUS COWGIRL " who writes of the life and times of The First American Cowgirl, Lucile Mulhall who has become a legend all over the world for her skill and rodeo ability as written in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA .- 1870 - 1930 - Oklahoma, California. Named in story entitled Bill Gilbert and Al Jennings by Albert S. Gilles, Jr. who reports that way back at the turn of the Century, in Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory, a young fellow who was determined to carve out a legal career for himself met a couple of other early-days legal beagles – and never forgot them--. Here is the story entitled Bill Gilbert and Al Jennings by Albert S. Gilles, Sr. as found in this old western magazine.

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, (reservation), , "Nine Years Among the Indians - 1870-79" by Herman Lehmann, who was captured by the Indians and learned their ways and fought for them against the Americans, Mexicans and Texas Rangers. Fascinating old pioneer history. Editor calls this the best of all "Indian" stories every written as published in two old western magazines.

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA- 1880 era. Location OK, TX. Named in story entitled "Red Stephens Was The Most Unlikely Horse Thief Of Them All" by Lee Homes is the story of the slickest hoss thief in the old west. Working as veterinary salesman by day, casing his target and rounding up a herd of stolen horses by night he was successful--for awhile -- as found in this complete and seldom read western magazine

FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA - 1879 - 1930 era. Location: OK. Named in story entitled "CHEROKEE KID FROM OOLOGAH" by G. L. Savage who writes of the early life of Will Rogers, American's beloved cowboy comedian in OOLOGAH and his days at Kemper Military Academy as published in this old and complete western magazine..

FORT SILL.. - 1865-90 - Cherokee Strip, Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Named in rare autobiography entitled COWBOYS AND CATTLELAND, by H. H. Halsell, the story of life of the old Cherokee Strip Riders who galloped up and down the Cimarron Strip with Halsell in the years thru 1889 as published in this rarely found and seldom opened old, complete western magazine

FORT SILL - 1883 - 1910 era - Texas. Named in story of the last recognized Chief of the Comanche's entitled A HOUSE FOR QUANAH PARKER by Albert S. Gilles, Sr., who writes of the trials and tribulation of the construction of the house for Quanah and his wives as as saved from this old western magazine.

FORT SILL - mentioned in Western Frontier Story "6 Medals of Honor" by Jack Lafferty

FORT SILL mentioned in "Comanche Reunion", by Betty Flanagan

FORT SILL RESERVATION - 1850 - 1927 era, Location: MO, OK, TX, VA, WY. Named in story entitled "FRONTIER LAWMAN" by William Gardner Bell who writes of the life and times of U. S. Marshall Frank M. Canton who, in later years, was on the side of the law and earlier was known as Outlaw Joe Horner, the "Lone Highwayman of Texas" as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT SIMPSON *, 1851 Era. Written up in, "The Wreck of the Sloop Georgianna" By: Flora Weed Hicks, story of the kidnapping of the Georgianna and crew by the Haida Indians of Queen Charlotte's Islands.