Tag Archives: Range wars

Last Open Attack in the Wyoming Range Wars: Spring Creek Raid of 1909

Posted on April 2, 2018 by ahcadmin

The Spring Creek Raid of April 2, 1909 marks the last open attack in a long-running range war in Wyoming and concludes the era of private warfare in the state. In the Spring Creek Raid, a collection of Big Horn … Continue reading →

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The Infamous Johnson County War – The papers of Fred G.S. Hesse

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ahcadmin

On the morning of April 9, 1892, small-time rancher Nate Champion and itinerant cowboy Nick Ray were beset by an army of cattlemen and Texas hired guns, numbering about fifty, who had come to Johnson County to clear out the … Continue reading →

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