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The Ancient West, or the Old West, described the period of 19th-century Earth when the American West was being settled. This period in Earth's history would be romanticized in Earth literature and popular culture for centuries, most frequently in stories known as Westerns. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun"; TNG: "A Fistful of Datas"; DS9: "Paradise"; ENT: "North Star")

Kirk and landing party in Tombstone — Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov in a re-creation of Tombstone, Arizona

In 2153, Enterprise NX-01 discovered a Human and Skagaran settlement on a planet in the Delphic Expanse that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. It was noted by Charles Tucker that the resemblance was accurate down to the spittoons. (ENT: "North Star")

In 2268, the Melkot trapped James T. Kirk and his landing party in an incomplete re-creation of the town of Tombstone, Arizona, where Kirk and crew were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous gunfight at OK Corral. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun")

In 2369, Worf, his son, Alexander Rozhenko, and Deanna Troi participated in a holodeck adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of Deadwood, South Dakota. The program was designed by Alexander, with help from Reginald Barclay. Troi, Worf, and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by Geordi La Forge and Data went awry and influenced the program, giving the main characters Data's physical characteristics and removing the holodeck safety protocols, making the 19th-century firearms deadly. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")

Ian Andrew Troi told Deanna Troi numerous stories about the Ancient West. (TNG: "A Fistful of Datas")

The term "Wild West", which was commonly associated with this period, has yet to be said in an episode or film.

The script of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Children of Time" describes the reaction of the Gaian villagers to the arrival of the Klingons as being similar to how "the inhabitants of a town in the Old West react to a visit from some friendly, if exotic Indians".

External link

American frontier at Wikipedia

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-"The '''Ancient West'''," known during the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century|21st centuries]] as "the Wild West" and "the Old West," describes the period of [[19th century]] [[Earth]] when the western [[United States]] was being settled. This period in Earth's [[history]] would be frequently romanticized in Earth literature for centuries.
+The '''Ancient West''', or the '''Old West''', described the period of [[19th century|19th-century]] [[Earth]] when the [[American West]] was being settled. This period in Earth's [[history]] would be romanticized in Earth literature and popular culture for centuries, most frequently in stories known as [[Western]]s. ({{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}}; {{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}}; {{DS9|Paradise}}; {{ENT|North Star}})
-[[Image:Spectre01.jpg|thumb|[[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]], [[Leonard H. McCoy|McCoy]], [[Montgomery Scott|Scott]], and [[Pavel Chekov|Chekov]] find themselves in an incomplete recreation of 19th century [[Tombstone|Tombstone, Arizona]].]]
+[[File:Kirk and landing party in Tombstone.jpg|thumb|left|Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov in a re-creation of Tombstone, Arizona]]
+In [[2153]], {{EnterpriseNX}} discovered a [[Human]] and [[Skagaran]] settlement on a planet in the [[Delphic Expanse]] that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. It was noted by [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] that the resemblance was accurate down to the [[spittoon]]s. ({{ENT|North Star}})
+[[File:Deadwood.jpg|thumb|Deadwood, South Dakota, 19th-century Earth]]
-In [[2153]], the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] discovered a [[Human]] and [[Skagaran]] settlement on a planet in the [[Delphic Expanse]] that resembled the towns of Earth's Ancient West. ([[ENT]]: "[[North Star]]")
+In [[2268]], the [[Melkot]] trapped [[James T. Kirk]] and his [[landing party]] in an incomplete re-creation of the town of [[Tombstone]], [[Arizona]], where Kirk and [[crew]] were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous [[gunfight at OK Corral]]. ({{TOS|Spectre of the Gun}})
+In [[2369]], [[Worf]], his son, [[Alexander Rozhenko]], and Deanna Troi participated in a [[holodeck]] adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of [[Deadwood]], [[South Dakota]]. The [[holoprogram|program]] was designed by Alexander, with help from [[Reginald Barclay]]. Troi, Worf, and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Data]] went awry and influenced the program, giving the main characters Data's physical characteristics and removing the holodeck [[holodeck safety protocol|safety protocols]], making the 19th-century firearms deadly. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}})
-In [[2268]], the [[Melkot]] trapped [[James T. Kirk]] and his landing party in an incomplete recreation of the American Ancient West town of [[Tombstone|Tombstone, Arizona]], where Kirk and crew were to be executed in a reenactment of the infamous gunfight at the [[O.K. Corral]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Spectre of the Gun]]")
+[[Ian Andrew Troi]] told [[Deanna Troi]] numerous stories about the Ancient West. ({{TNG|A Fistful of Datas}})
-[[Image:Deadwood.jpg|thumb|Deadwood, South Dakota, 19th Century Earth]]
-[[Deanna Troi]] is a fan of stories set during the Ancient West. Her father, [[Ian Andrew Troi]], often read her such tales when she was a child.
+{{bginfo|The term "Wild West", which was commonly associated with this period, has yet to be said in an episode or film.|The script of the {{s|DS9}} episode {{e|Children of Time}} describes the reaction of the [[Gaia]]n villagers to the arrival of the [[Klingon]]s as being similar to how "the inhabitants of a town in the Old West react to a visit from some friendly, if exotic [[American Indian|Indians]]".}}
-In [[2369]], [[Worf]], his son, [[Alexander Rozhenko]], and Deanna Troi would participate in a [[holodeck]] adventure set during the Ancient West in the town of [[Deadwood|Deadwood, South Dakota]]. The program was designed by Alexander and [[Reginald Barclay]]. Troi, Worf and Alexander played this program when an experiment being conducted by [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Data]] went awry and influenced the progam, causing the main characters to look like Data and even removing the holodeck safeguards, making the 19th century firearms as deadly as a [[phaser]]. ([[TNG]]:"[[A Fistful of Datas]]")
+==External link==
+*{{wikipedia|American frontier}}
 [[Category:Earth]]
+[[Category:Historical eras]]