User:OldWestHistorian

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My name is J. N. I am an historian living in the western United States. I travel the country studying the American Old West. I have been to many historical sites and ghost towns, including Silver Reef, Utah, Standardville, Utah, Bodie, California, Virginia City, Nevada, Virginia City, Montana, Bannack, Montana, and Jerome, Arizona, among others. I don't have an email, so go to my talk page if you want to contact me.

Brief History of J. N.
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I was born on May 23, 1965 in Layton, Utah. When I was one years old I moved to the small town of Kanosh, Utah where I lived until I was twenty three. A week after my twenty third birthday, my father died, and my mother made me leave home. I moved to St. George and graduated from Dixie State when I was twenty seven. After that I moved to Leeds, Utah. Due to its proximity to the ghost town called Silver Reef, I was a frequent visitor to Silver Reef. After about a dozen visits to Silver Reef I realized that I wanted to be an historian. For the next fifteen years, I wandered around, manning many tours of historical areas, working in numerous Old West museums, etc. Then at the age of forty two I decided to stop wandering around and stay in one location. Currently I work part-time at a museum in St. George. I have since moved back to Leeds, and I commute to work three times a week. The other four days in the week are spent doing recreational activities, such as Indian artifact hunting, hiking, camping, etc.

A week after I joined wikipedia I went hiking in Red Cliffs Recreation Area. While hiking with one of my buddies, I slipped and fell, breaking my leg. I went to the doctor, and they said my leg was broken, but they also found out that I had cancer. They said it wasn't well developed and it was easily treatable.