Slideshow: Tom Mix Homestead in Driftwood, Pennsylvania

Accompanying Chapter Five, Odyssey to Parker Dam State Park

Patricia Sicilia

Tom Mix, dubbed the "King of Cowboys" when John Wayne was still in short pants, was born in Mix Run, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. These are shots of what is left of his birthplace on Mix Run, Pennsylvania.

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A Domestic Travel Featured Contributor, Patricia Sicilia's wordsmithing began at age 9 when, after reading a book way too old for her, she told her mother "I'm retiring to my boudoir." Freelancing for over...  View profile

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  • Pattie Byrd10/26/2010

    Great pix. I don't know that you should have let the hubby out so soon. A little time behind bars might do any husband good.

  • Shelly Barclay10/24/2010

    Looks like an interesting place.

  • Michael Segers10/24/2010

    This was a lot of fun. Great "show"!

  • Linda Louise Johnson10/22/2010

    Makes me appreciate my fridge!

  • Pauline Dolinski10/22/2010

    Nice to know he has been remembered.

  • CJ Mathis10/22/2010

    Great photos.

  • Gayle Crabtree10/22/2010

    Nice photos. I'm glad society switched from root cellars to refrigerators.

  • R. K. LoBello10/22/2010

    Great shots. I'd never heard of Tom Mix before this.

  • Mike Powers10/22/2010

    Fascinating photos, thanks!

  • Michele Starkey10/22/2010

    Love his boots in the last pic! Great shots, cheers :)

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