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Noted Bat Masterson A Respected Gunman
A biographical sketch recalls Bat Masterson born November 23, 1851 in Illinois or near Golden Gate as a frontier figure. He hunted buffalo, graded railroad right of way, served as sheriff of Ford County, and later worked as a writer in New York. He died October 25, 1921 in his New York City office with pen in hand after a storied life in the American West.
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Bat Masterson
New York
William Barkley
Bat” Masterson
Illinois
Mastersons
Golden Gate
Wayne County
Bat
Wichita
Kansas
Edward
Fort Dodge
Dodge City
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Military Reservation
Front Street
America
Gun
General Miles
Ford County
Wyatt Earp
Rev. Wright
Union Church
Adobe Walls
Texas
Nelson A. Miles
Deadwood
Dave Rudabaugh
Kansas County
Hickok
West
New York City
Morning Telegram
Theodore Roosevelt
U.S
Old West
The