Table of Contents
Preface: Finding the Wild West xiii
Introduction: The Mountain West xvii
Nevada
Austin (Larson County) 2
Battle Mountain (Larson County) 3
Belmont (Nye County) 4
Carson City (Consolidated Municipality of Carson City) 5
Elko (Elko County) 8
Ely (White Pine County) 8
Eureka (Eureka County) 10
Genoa (Douglas County) 11
Goldfield (Esmeralda County) 14
Las Vegas (Clark County) 14
Pioche (Lincoln County) 16
Reno (Washoe County) 18
Rhyolite (Nye County) 21
Tonopah (Nye County) 23
Virginia City (Storey County) 24
Winnemucca (Humboldt County) 27
Yerington (Lyon County) 28
Utah
Beaver (Beaver County) 32
Brigham City (Box Elder County) 33
Cedar City (Iron County) 34
Circleville (Piute County) 35
Fillmore (Millard County) 36
Frisco (Beaver County) 36
Green River (Emery County) 37
Helper (Carbon County) 37
Logan (Cache County) 38
Moab (Grand County) 38
Monument Valley (Navajo Nation) 39
Ogden (Weber County) 41
Park City (Summit County) 42
Price City (Carbon County) 44
Provo (Wasatch County) 46
Richfield (Sevier County) 47
St. George (Washington County) 47
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County) 48
Silver Reef (Washington County) 51
Tooele (Tooele County) 52
Vernal (Uintah County) 53
Colorado
Alamosa (Alamosa County) 58
Aspen (Pitkin County) 59
Bent's Fort (Otero County) 60
Boulder (Boulder County) 61
Brown's Park (Moffat County) 62
Buena Vista (Chaffee County) 63
Cañon City (Fremont County) 65
Central City (Gilpen County) 66
Chivington (Kiowa County) 67
Colorado Springs (El Paso County) 68
Craig (Moffat County) 69
Creede (Mineral County) 70
Crested Butte (Gunnison County) 72
Cripple Creek (Teller County) 73
Delta (Delta County) 76
Denver (Denver County) 77
Durango (La Plata County) 83
Fairplay (Park County) 84
Fort Collins (Larimer County) 84
Fort Garland (Costilla County) 85
Georgetown (Clear Creek County) 86
Glenwood Springs (Garfield County) 87
Golden (Jefferson County) 88
Grand Junction (Mesa County) 90
Grand Lake (Grand County) 90
Greeley (Weld County) 91
Gunnison (Gunnison County) 92
Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County) 92
Julesburg (Sedgwick County) 93
Lake City (Hinsdale County) 94
Leadville (Lake County) 95
Meeker (Rio Blanco County) 98
Montrose (Montrose County) 100
Ouray (Ouray County) 101
Platteville (Weld County) 102
Pueblo (Pueblo County) 103
St. Elmo (Chaffee County) 106
Silverton (San Juan County) 107
Sterling (Logan County) 109
Telluride (San Miguel County) 109
Tin Cup (Gunnison County) 110
Trinidad (Las Animas County) 111
Virginia Dale (Larimer County) 112
Wray (Yuma County) 113
Wyoming
Baggs (Carbon County) 116
Buffalo (Johnson County) 116
Casper (Natrona County) 119
Cheyenne (Laramie County) 122
Cody (Park County) 127
Douglas (Converse County) 129
Encampment (Carbon County) 130
Evanston (Uinta County) 131
Fort Laramie (Goshen County) 132
Green River (Sweetwater County) 133
Jackson (Teton County) 134
Kaycee (Johnson County) 134
Lander (Fremont County) 135
Laramie (Albany County) 136
Lusk (Niobrara County) 139
Medicine Bow (Carbon County) 141
Meeteetse (Park County) 142
Newcastle (Weston County) 142
Pinedale (Sublette County) 144
Rawlins (Carbon County) 145
Rock Springs (Sweetwater County) 146
Sheridan (Sheridan County) 148
South Pass City (Carter County) 149
Sundance (Crook County) 149
Thermopolis (Hot Springs County) 150
Montana
Bannack (Beaverhead County) 154
Big Timber (Sweet Grass County) 156
Billings (Yellowstone County) 156
Bozeman (Gallatin County) 160
Butte (Silver Bow County) 162
Cascade (Cascade County) 164
Chinook (Blaine County) 165
Deer Lodge (Powell County) 165
Dillon (Beaverhead County) 167
Elkhorn (Jefferson County) 168
Fort Benton (Chouteau County) 169
Garnet (Granite County) 171
Great Falls (Cascade County) 172
Helena (Lewis and Clark County) 173
Lewistown (Fergus County) 175
Livingston (Park County) 176
Lolo (Missoula County) 177
Malta (Phillips County) 179
Miles City (Custer County) 180
Missoula (Missoula County) 183
Stevensville (Ravalli County) 184
Three Forks (Gallatin County) 185
Virginia City-Nevada City (Madison County) 186
Index 189
About the Author 202
