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"A pioneer is a man who turned all the grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left, poisoned the water, cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called it progress." Charles M. Russell

Westward Movement
1817-1899
Following the Civil War the nation looked to the west as the next great adventure. Ex Confederate and Union soldiers decided not to return to their towns, farms or cities and traveled westward for adventure, work or fortune. Women who lost their husbands or farms sought new lives. Large wagon trains snaked through the country side towards the Pacific. Clashes ensued with the Native Americans over land and resources. The west was soon conquered and towns and cities grew. The Native Americans were defeated and what remained where either assimilated or put on reservations. Rich prairie land became farms or ranches. Gold, silver and coal mines developed rapidly and much of the land has never recovered. It was a period of adventure, violence and exploitation.

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