Remember: Just because something existed or was known
at the time does NOT mean it was used by or was familiar
to the people of the Western United States!

1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850
1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900

"Am I not scorned, forsaken, and abandoned- left like a common wretch, to shame and infamy; Giv'n up to be the sport of villains' tongues, of laughing parasites, and lewd buffoons; And all because my soul doted on thee, my friends, with loyalty, truth and something I could not change."

- John H. "Doc" Holliday

KEY TO COLOR CODING

Old West

Literature

Science

Food

Industry

Medicine

Fine Arts

General

Book titles are listed in italics.


Unless otherwise listed, all dates are taken from:

  • Chronicles of the World, Legrand, Jaques; ECAM 1990
    ISBN 0-13-133463-8


Obviously, to cover everything in the history of such a period of invention and social change would be impossible. Here are some links that will give you more information