1853 in the American Old West
- 1853 in the American Old West
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1852 in the American Old West,
other events of 1853,
1854 in the American Old West and the
list of 'years in the American Old West'.
Events
*February 8 - Washington Territory organized from portion of Oregon Territory
*March - Levi Strauss arrives in San Francisco and opens store supplying goods and clothing to Gold Rush miners
*November 28 - Olympia, Washington designated capital of Washington Territory
*December 30 - U.S. and Mexico agree to Gadsden Purchase giving U.S portions of Arizona and New Mexico
Also in this year, Omaha City was founded in the Nebraska Territory.
Births
*May 26 - John Wesley Hardin, outlaw (d. 1895)
*November 24 - Bat Masterson, gunfighter, lawman, journalist (d. 1921)
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