Old West

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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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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

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Ghost Dance religious movement region Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Man from Painted Post hasSetting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Hadleyville locatedInFictionalRegion Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Vin Tanner setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
John Michael Murphy in Father Murphy settingOfActivities Old West
subject surface form: John Michael Murphy
this entity surface form: American frontier
Lords of the Plains relatedTo Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Ambush at Blanco Canyon (serialized story) fictionalSettingGenre Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Huntington, Hopkins & Co. regionServed Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Magic City partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Billings Mustangs region Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Wyoming Territory partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Government of Oregon Territory partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
John Gibbon historicalRegionOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Baby Doe Tabor era Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Augusta Tabor movement Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
John M. Chivington regionOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
James McKay filmSettingEra Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Donald W. Reynolds placeOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Young Riders depicts Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The Young Riders setIn Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Dollars Trilogy setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak mainSubject Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Among the Sierra Nevada, California depicts Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Among the Sierra Nevada, California subjectMatter Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Battle of Canyon Creek historicalRegion Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Quick Draw McGraw setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Edward R. S. Canby historicalRegionOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Left Handed Gun setInPeriod Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art subject Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Kentucky frontier partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The Round-Up (1920 film) portrays Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) setting Old West
subject surface form: "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)"
this entity surface form: American West
Go West setInPeriod Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Fictional town of Mineral City regionInFiction Old West
subject surface form: Mineral City
this entity surface form: American Old West
Bullet (dog) basedIn Old West
subject surface form: Bullet
this entity surface form: American Old West (fictional setting)
Roy Rogers Productions settingFocus Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Dust hasTheme Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Song of the Dusty Trail hasTheme Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Cool Water associatedWith Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Ghost Riders in the Sky setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Way Out There associatedWith Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Blue Prairie hasTheme Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Buffalo Bill Center of the West locatedIn Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Whitney Western Art Museum subjectArea Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Cody Nite Rodeo culturalContext Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Old Trail Town collectionFocus Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Rodeo Capital of the World region Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Frederick H. Billings workLocation Old West
this entity surface form: American West
“Western Voices” section setIn Old West
subject surface form: Western Voices section
this entity surface form: American West