Wild Bill Hickok
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James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, s
James B. Hickok in the 1860s, during his pre-gunfighter days
David C. McCanles, alleged leader of the McCanles Gang, in 1860
Wild Bill Hickok in 1869
The poker hand purportedly held by Hickok at his demise
Calamity Jane
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Martha Jane Canary, better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter and storyteller. In addition to many exploits, she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hick
Wild Bill Hickok
…my wife—Agnes—and with wishes even for my enemies I will make the plunge and try to swim to the other shore." Martha Jane Cannary, known popularly as Calamity Jane, claimed in her autobiography that she was married to Hickok and had divorced him so he could be free to marry Agnes Lake, but no records that support…
c. 1880
Marker east of Princeton indicating the most widely believed location of her birth. The site was later occupied by a Premium Standard Farms hog farm.
1885 photos of Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane shares a drink with Teddy Blue Abbott, c. 1887.