89. Wild West | Annie Oakley

Published: May 19, 2020, 7 a.m.

If you had visited the Darke County Infirmary around 1869, you would probably not have spared a second glance at the dark-haired, unassuming 9-year-old girl many referred to as “Annie". Yet, this little girl would go on to become the national celebrity of the late Wild West. As the preeminent star of Buffalo Bull’s Wild West show, this formerly unassuming girl would go on to win numerous sharpshooting medals, performing for royalty and surging crowds alike. Get your shootin’ ears ready folks.