by Jacquie Rogers
Not all weapons that won the Old West for the East Coast immigrants were firearms. Technology and determination won the west. And yes, firearms were an important part of that.
Here are thirteen technological weapons without which settling the West would have been much more difficult (not in any particular order, and ignoring a few other vital weapons).
1. Communications (Pony Express, then the telegraph)
2. Barbed wire
3. Stagecoach and freight system
4. The Homestead Act
5. Transcontinental Railroad
6. Square-set timbering (deep mine structure)
7. Colt Peacemaker
8. Henry Repeating Rifle
9. Deringer Handgun
10. Gatling Gun
11. Sharps Rifles (buffalo guns, 50-90 calibre)
12. Model 1873 Winchester Rifle
And the ultimate weapon the won the west:
13. Harvey Girls
What weapon do you think was important in settling the Old West?
Not all weapons that won the Old West for the East Coast immigrants were firearms. Technology and determination won the west. And yes, firearms were an important part of that.
Here are thirteen technological weapons without which settling the West would have been much more difficult (not in any particular order, and ignoring a few other vital weapons).
1. Communications (Pony Express, then the telegraph)
2. Barbed wire
3. Stagecoach and freight system
4. The Homestead Act
5. Transcontinental Railroad
6. Square-set timbering (deep mine structure)
7. Colt Peacemaker
8. Henry Repeating Rifle
9. Deringer Handgun
10. Gatling Gun
11. Sharps Rifles (buffalo guns, 50-90 calibre)
12. Model 1873 Winchester Rifle
And the ultimate weapon the won the west:
13. Harvey Girls
What weapon do you think was important in settling the Old West?
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