cowtowns
Old West burgs
Cowtowns are small towns in cattle-raising regions, especially those that served as destinations for cattle drives in the American West: Dodge City and Abilene were famous cowtowns.
The term often carries a dismissive connotation, suggesting a place that is rural, unsophisticated, or culturally limited: I couldn't wait to escape that cowtown.
Temporary livestock enclosures
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- herdsGroups of grazing animals
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
roundup · longhorns · railheads · pens · auctions · meatpacking · feedlots · cowboys
Cowboy skills competition
- cowboysRanch hands tending herds
- saloonsPublic drinking houses
- sheriffsElected county law officers
- outlawsFugitives from justice
gunslingers · spurs · chaps · lasso · corral · boardwalks · tumbleweed · frontier
Fast-growing frontier settlements
- outpostsRemote settlements or bases
- railheadsEnds of railway lines
- trailheadsDesignated path entrances
- settlersThose who establish homes
homesteads · territories · expansion · stagecoaches · landrush · goldrush · prospectors · trappers
Limited, insular outlook
- agriculturalOf farming practices
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- backwaterStagnant side channel
- isolatedSeparated from others
dusty · sleepy · mainstreet · farming · ranching · countryside · remote · humble
stockyards
Temporary livestock enclosures
branding · roundup · longhorns · railheads · pens · auctions · meatpacking · feedlots · cowboys · wranglers
rodeo
Cowboy skills competition
outlaws · gunslingers · spurs · chaps · lasso · corral · boardwalks · tumbleweed · frontier · sixshooters
boomtowns
Fast-growing frontier settlements
- outpostsRemote settlements or bases
- railheadsEnds of railway lines
- trailheadsDesignated path entrances
settlers · homesteads · territories · expansion · stagecoaches · landrush · goldrush · prospectors · trappers · saloons
smalltown
Limited, insular outlook
- agriculturalOf farming practices
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- backwaterStagnant side channel
isolated · dusty · sleepy · mainstreet · farming · ranching · countryside · remote · humble · rustic
cowtownsmetropolises
Large, densely populated cities
megalopolises · urban centers · global cities · capital cities · megacities
cowtownsfinancial centers
Cities of major banking
industrial cities · tech hubs · commercial centers · trading centers · port cities