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Add frontier scouts and guides to this project. People included in this project might also qualify for other projects, such as American Old West , Explorers and Navigators , Fur Traders , Fur Trappers and Mountain Men , and Prospectors . You can visit HistoryLink to find out which projects include your ancestors. == History =="The West owes much to those hardy men who, usually from mere love of...
==Frontier Justice - The Harpe Brothers== Our objective is to illustrate the world of the Harpe Brothers, called Americas first serial killers. Please add your family profile to the project and contribute to the project overview. ===Their Story===Micajah "Big" Harpe, born Joshua Harper (before 1768 (probably, c. 1748) died August 1799) and Wiley "Little" Harpe, born William Harper (before 1770 ...
The Overmountain Men were American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains who took part in the American Revolutionary War. While they were present at multiple engagements in the war's southern campaign, they are best known for their role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780. The term "overmountain" refers to the fact that their settlements were west of, o...