Rev. William King founded the Elgin settlement in Buxton, Ontario for this purpose.
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Daily Quiz for March 4, 2017
Given as a wedding present when she was eighteen, Biddy Mason, went from slavery to being one of the wealthiest people in this city.
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Mather to Nixon: ‘You Have Lived Long Enough’
‘Mysterious Dave’ Mather was rather perturbed at Tom Nixon, who had replaced him as […]
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Evelyn Booth Took a Shot at Fame as A Partner of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
But Cody’s English benefactor is largely forgotten today. In October 1884, during the halcyon […]
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Texan Johnny Boyett Was the Man Who Gunned Down Warren Earp
They had known each other for years before the 1900 shooting. A pleasant, soft-spoken […]
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He Tried to Solve Earth’s Mysteries And Left a Few Mysteries of His Own- Clarence King
Famed geologist Clarence King led a double life in later years. Clarence King was […]
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Medicine Men Accused of ‘Malpractice’ Sometimes Faced the Ultimate Penalty
Revenge-minded relatives and tribesmen took extreme measures. The Wishram medicine man struggled as men […]
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Letter from the Editor- Wild West February 2014
Do motherhood and the frontier mix? Obviously mothers were out there—emigrating ones, developing foot […]
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Remington Double Derringers Were Sometimes Twice as Nice
They were the longest-lived of all the Old West handguns. In 1850 Henry Deringer […]
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Mountain Men, Miners, Outlaws and Lawmen Get Their Due in Sweetwater
This Wyoming museum also honors explorer John Wesley Powell. The rich history and cultural […]