Old West Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
undeveloped territory of the United States, c. 1607–1912
About Old West
—Attributed to Horace Greeley As the first English settlers landed inNew Englandin the 17th century, they developed the concept of the Western frontier. The British Crown tried to keep settlers east of the Appalachians, to avoid conflict with France and the Native Americans, and to prevent the colonies from becoming too powerful. As theUnited Statesbecame independent, settlers began to move to "the west", the land which later became states likeKentucky,TennesseeandOhio. With expansion of the United States, the definition of "the west" changed; in the context of the 19th century Old West, it was land west of the Mississippi River. Napoleon's Francesold the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803, and motivated theLewis and Clark expeditionto the Pacific Coast. In the 1830s, the Uni
Top Attractions in Old West
Explore the best things to see and do in Old West:
- ★Astoria,Oregon
- ★Barkerville
- ★Bar U Ranch
- ★Brigham City ghost town
- ★Cheyenne,Wyoming
- ★Cripple Creek,Colorado
- ★Custer Battlefield Museum
- ★Custer Ghost Town,Idaho
Old West Travel Guide Sections
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