But the fact remains that the basic idea of a closed frontier has overtaken its more nuanced origin in Turner’s writings and come to serve as a rhetorical signpost for discussions about American ...

Last Updated on July 7, 2025 by Matt Staff When you think of the Wild West, you probably imagine gun-slinging cowboys, dusty ...

Washington Post photographer Matt McClain traversed this evolving frontier to look for some of the most pronounced signs of change. Guided by population, employment and other data, his search ...

The Winchester 1886 was a powerful rifle that helped shape the Old West’s rugged landscape. This video explores its design, ...

Walt Disney World is closing several iconic attractions beginning Monday to make room for a brand-new land. Frontierland's ...

The resulting essay, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” offered a vivid evocation of life in the American West.

In "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," he noted that, according to the most recent U.S. census, so much of the nation had been settled that there was no longer an identifiable ...

Historical markers from the Atlantic through the Midwest tell a classic American tale of innocent white settlers killed by Native Americans. Many markers only tell half the story.

In 1812, Chicago was not a city, but rather a frontier settlement occupied mostly by French-Canadian and American traders as well as soldiers and Native Americans. It was the home of Fort Dearborn ...