Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis

Frontier Medicine at Fort DavisFrom a headless burial to cocaine toothache drops, the true stories hidden in the Wild West's medical records are a match for its tallest tales. In the 19th century, when dying young was a fact of life, a routine bout of diarrhea could be fatal. No one had heard of viruses or bacteria, but they killed more soldiers on the frontier than raids. Physicians dispensed whiskey for TB, mercury for VD, and arsenic for indigestion. Baseball injuries were

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Stands 11" tall

Discover the historic role Fort Davis National Historic Site played in Southwestern history by sporting our crossed sabers cap

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inspired by the park’s ancient petroglyphs