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Buffalo Bill (CB
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody started his legend at the young age of 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Europe. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in modern-day Mississauga, Ontario, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill started working at the age of 11, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LeClaire, Iowa
LeClaire is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,710 in 2020 United States census, 2020, a 65.4% increase from 2,847 in 2000 United States Census, 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the Quad Cities. LeClaire is considered a suburb and part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which includes the area of Davenport, Iowa, Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island, Moline, Illinois, Moline, and East Moline, Illinois. History The city takes its name from Antoine LeClaire, a Métis people (United States), Métis trader of First Nations in Canada, First Nations-French Canadian descent, who originally owned the land."Clearing up the spelling of the town called 'LeClaire'" '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
