western town
Saloon and sheriff
A western town is a settlement of the American frontier era, typically featuring wooden buildings, a main street with a saloon, and a general store.
The term evokes the romanticized Old West of the mid-to-late 1800s.
Many survive as tourist attractions or movie sets: We visited a recreated western town in Arizona.
Also called an Old West town.
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- swinging doorsHinged portals opening either direction
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- desert plainsFlat dry wilderness areas
general store · dry goods · rancher · hitching post · boarding house · jailhouse · frontier · tumbleweed · wanted posters · schoolmarm · mesas · preacher · blacksmith shop · boomtowns · livery stable · miner · canyons · spurs
western townNew England village
Small northeastern American community
coastal metropolis · European village · colonial outpost · Appalachian town · Midwestern town
western townmodern city
Contemporary densely populated area
high-tech hub · smart city · metropolis · futuristic city · Silicon Valley
western townmetropolis
Large important city
major city · megalopolis · urban center · cosmopolitan city · downtown
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