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The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few ...
3. Bandera, Texas. Nicknamed the "Cowboy Capital of the World," this Wild West town in southern Texas was a staging ground for the last cattle drives of the 1800s.
In 2016, Havoc Motorcycles formed a partnership with the Wild West Motor Co., an established United States manufacturer of hand-built motorcycles in operation since 1987, for technology transfer and licensing of high-horsepower street motorcycle designs. The Wild West Gunfire, a dragster-inspired motorcycle, formed the basis for two of Havoc ...
Roadog is a motorcycle built by engineer and motorcycle enthusiast Wild Bill Gelbke between 1962 and 1965. A total of two were built. Gelbke, who had attended engineering school in Wisconsin and at University of Southern California, had worked for McDonnell Douglas and also owned two motorcycle shops in Chicago and Hammond, Indiana.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota, and the surrounding Black Hills region of the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It began in 1938 by a group of Indian Motorcycle riders and was originally held for stunts and races.
Billed as the West Coast's largest Polar Bear event for motorcyclists [34] Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge: Key West, Florida–Homer, Alaska: 600 (2010) 2010 Jim and Beth Durham Long-distance rally: Bike Fest Cottage Grove, Oregon: 400 (2008)–700 (2009) [35] [36] 2005 (disestablished 2014) [36] [37] STAR Touring and Riding Association chapter ...
Ishi, called "the last wild Indian", surrenders near Oroville, California. [230] 1912: Jan 6: New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. Feb 14: Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state. It is the last state to be admitted to the Union during the Old West era. [231] Aug 24: The District of Alaska is organized into the Territory of Alaska ...
The 101 Ranch was the birthplace of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show and one of the early focal points of the oil rush in northeastern Oklahoma. It was the largest diversified farm and ranch in America at the time. [4] Bill Pickett's grave and the White Eagle Monument are located on the ranch grounds. The location of the former working cattle ranch ...