1880 in the American Old West

1880 in the American Old West

"See also:"
1879 in the American Old West,
other events of 1880,
1881 in the American Old West and the
list of 'years in the American Old West'.

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Events

Arts and literature

*George Alford is sentenced to five years imprisonment for murdering a sheriff in Fort Worth, Texas.
*March 2 - James Allen kills James Moorehead after ordering eggs in a tavern in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, after escaping from prison for Mooreland's murder, is killed by a posse soon after.
*December 24 - Abran Baca kills A.M. Conklin in Socorro, New Mexico with several other outlaws, for which he is acquitted of the following year.

Births

Deaths

*March 2 - James Allen, outlaw


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