Family Tree Nuts
It had been about two centuries since the native tribes in North America had made contact with Europeans and over those centuries they found themselves being pushed further and further west. Hundreds of tribes dotted the continent and while they could often hold their own in battles against the Europeans, they often lacked the resources…
Read MoreThis is a tragic story that few of us are familiar with. From this very spot the last surviving members of a native tribe sadly leapt to their death. Two hundred and sixty-five years later the site was the burial spot for the first person ever to be diagnosed with a disease that effects millions…
Read MoreThis Caribbean fort faces backwards, away from the sea! It was started by the French, finished by the British, and it’s strategic location prevented the island of Grenada from ever being sacked again. It is one of the few forts in the world that has never fired a shot in anger. Just beside this fort…
Read MoreIn a foreign country stands two monuments less than 300 hundred meters apart that represent fallen men from two very different ideologies. It was the height of the cold war and both countries sent men into harm’s way to fight and die in this tiny island nation. One county hoped that the revolution here would…
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This massacre in a little town in northwest Colorado led to one of the largest losses of land for native tribes in the Old West. The attempt to Christianize and “civilize” the Indians backed the Ute Nation into a corner and put them in a rage to preserve their way of life. The U.S. army…
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Most of us have heard the song “Try that in a small town” by Jason Aldean, and this story is a perfect example of the wrong town that outlaws picked for their mischief. The quote that has been used for this event is “This is what happens when citizens preserve law and order in their…
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Many have said that this is the house that Butch Cassidy built and lived in, but he didn’t. It was a hangout for some of the most notorious outlaws of all time, Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, and their gang, The Wild Bunch. This tiny town whose population in 2022, was 408 people, was the…
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I’m your huckleberry! Doc Holliday is one of the most well-known figures from Old West, immortalized for fighting alongside the Earp brothers in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He was one of the best gamblers and gunslingers that the world has ever known. Many know about his bout with tuberculosis which tormented him, but…
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Fort Pitt was one of the most strategic spots in American history and it played a pivotal role in the current national borders of North America. For untold thousands of years this spot was a meeting place for native tribes for trade, and it became one of the main staging points for early American western…
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St. Augustine, Florida has long been known as the oldest city in the United States and was established almost four and a half centuries ago. It’s magnificent fort named Castillo de San Marcos has stood for over three and a half centuries and protected the city for through the ages. The flag over the city…
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