Old West

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cultural concept historical era region of the United States

The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
American West	189
American Old West	140
American frontier	45
Old West canonical	36
the American frontier	2
American Old West (fictional setting)	1
American Old West era	1
American Old West folklore	1
American Old West towns	1
American West (evoked)	1
American West mythology	1
American Western	1
American Westward Expansion	1
American Westward expansion	1
Old West period	1
The Old West	1
the American Old West	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural concept ⓘ historical era ⓘ region of the United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old West ⓘ surface form: American Old West Old West ⓘ surface form: American frontier Wild West ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	California Gold Rush ⓘ United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars Oregon Trail ⓘ surface form: Oregon Trail migration Texas Revolution ⓘ construction of the Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ
associatedWithGroup	Native American tribes ⓘ cowboys ⓘ lawmen ⓘ outlaws ⓘ settlers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	early 20th century ⓘ
geographicRegion	western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
hasCharacteristic	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Indian Wars boomtowns ⓘ cattle ranching ⓘ conflicts between settlers and Native Americans ⓘ cowboy culture ⓘ frontier justice ⓘ frontier settlement ⓘ gold rushes ⓘ gunfights ⓘ lawlessness ⓘ mining camps ⓘ open range grazing ⓘ outlaw activity ⓘ railroad expansion ⓘ saloon culture ⓘ sheriffs and marshals ⓘ stagecoach travel ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ
hasTheme	conflict over land and resources ⓘ cultural clash between settlers and Native Americans ⓘ frontier individualism ⓘ manifest destiny ⓘ
includesRegion	Arizona ⓘ surface form: Arizona Territory California, United States ⓘ surface form: California South Dakota ⓘ surface form: Dakota Territory Great Plains ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ surface form: New Mexico Territory Oregon ⓘ surface form: Oregon Country Rocky Mountains ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwest United States Texas ⓘ
influenced	American folklore ⓘ American popular culture ⓘ Western films ⓘ Western genre ⓘ Western literature ⓘ Western television series ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod	19th century ⓘ
partOf	history of the American West ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ
startTime	early 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (424)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

western United States → historicallyAssociatedWith → Old West ⓘ

Roughing It → settingRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Mojave Road historic route → historicalEra → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Old Northwest → partOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Old West → alsoKnownAs → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Old West → alsoKnownAs → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Hudson River School → mainRegionDepicted → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Compromise of 1850 → historicalRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Denver, Colorado, United States → partOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Battle of Wisconsin Heights → historicalRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Derringer pistol → hasCulturalAssociation → Old West ⓘ

Comstock Lode area → partOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

The Warmth of Other Suns → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Levi's → associatedWith → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive → primaryRegionOfOperation → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive → operatedRegion → Old West ⓘ

subject surface form: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive

this entity surface form: American West

Arkansas River region → isPartOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

United States Cavalry → garrisonRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Bat Masterson → participantIn → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Pioneer Plaza → theme → Old West ⓘ

Promontory Summit, Utah Territory → historicalEra → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Colorado Gold Rush → partOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Western Stars → theme → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Jesse James → portrays → Old West ⓘ

subject surface form: Jesse James (1939 film)

this entity surface form: American Old West

Wild West → alsoKnownAs → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Wild West → alsoKnownAs → Old West ⓘ

Frontierland Station → theme → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Sam Shepard → genre → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Western

Nomadland → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Kings Creek Falls → region → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Nez Perce War → historicalRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Stockyards Historic District → theme → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Absalom Lehman → era → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Red Headed Stranger → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

The Big Country → settingLocation → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Territorial Treasurer of Oregon → historicalRegion → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Horace Tabor → associatedWithPlace → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Albert Bierstadt → primarySubject → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Albert Bierstadt → visited → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Fort Hawkins → partOf → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Under Western Stars → setIn → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Yosemite Sam → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

Cody, Wyoming, United States → hasHeritage → Old West ⓘ

subject surface form: Cody, Wyoming

Hugh Glass → historicalEra → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Old West

The Salvation → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American frontier

Sanford Robinson Gifford → traveledTo → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Dharma Bums → setting → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Cormac McCarthy → primarySettingOfWorks → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West

Nobles Trail → era → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Westward Expansion

Austin, Nevada → region → Old West ⓘ

this entity surface form: American West