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The Long Branch Saloon gunfight, on April 5, 1879, was an altercation that took place between Frank Loving and Levi Richardson at the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, Kansas. Both men were gamblers who frequented the saloon .
This is a list of Old West gunfights.Gunfights have left a lasting impression on American frontier history; many were retold and embellished by dime novels and magazines like Harper's Weekly during the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Dodge City War was a bloodless conflict that took place between Luke Short and the Dodge City mayor, who tried to force Short to close the Long Branch Saloon and leave town. Luke called on several friends, including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson , who supported him during his confrontation from April 28 to June 7, 1883.
The shootout was dubbed the Long Branch Saloon Gunfight. Although numerous gunfights took place in that saloon, this is the most well known. [citation needed] Following the gunfight, Loving left Mattie and his children to travel the country as a gambler. By 1880, he had traveled to Trinidad, Colorado.
On June 1, 1883, Mather was hired as an Assistant City Marshal in Dodge City. [20] He served only nine months and was replaced on April 10, 1884, by Tom Nixon, [21] [22] sparking a feud between the two. The feud was further stoked when Dodge City passed "Ordinance No. 83", which outlawed dance halls. The ordinance was enforced against Mather's ...
Location: Dodge City, Kansas Era: Late 1800s What to do: Head to Boot Hill Museum to examine a collection of more than 60,000 Old West artifacts, then step outside to explore the old General Store ...
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone.Earp was involved in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys.
To prevent gunfights, many cities in the American frontier, such as Dodge City and Tombstone, issued local ordinances to prohibit firearms in the area. [24] The gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a famous example of a real-life western shootout, between the Earp Brothers together with Doc Holliday, and the Clanton-McLaury gang.