Episode 41 — Wild, Wild Weston

Bob and Alexis are joined by local historian Lucas Keeler, who takes us off the page to explore some of the more exciting moments in the early history of Weston County. From gunfights and hangings to bear attacks and Indian battles, the published author tells us why Newcastle was one of the wildest of wild west towns. Go back in time to the Custer Expedition, the birthplace of the community, the role of Weston County in the famed Johnson County War, and the heady heydays of 1903 when the last long shadows were cast as the sun set on the Old West Era right here in the Wyoming Black Hills.

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