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   Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann (Annie) Mosey on August 13, 1860, in a log cabin less than two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Woodland, now Willowdell, in Darke County, Ohio, a rural county along the state line with Indiana. Her birthplace is about five miles (8 km) east of North Star. There is a stone-mounted plaque in the vicinity of the site ...

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3. www.biography.com › history-culture › annie-oakleyAnnie Oakley - Quotes, Gun & Death - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses (or as some sources say, Mosey) on August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio. She is remembered as one of the leading women of the American West.

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Annie-OakleyAnnie Oakley | Wild West Show, Sharpshooter, Buffalo Bill

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   Mar 29, 2024 · In April 1885, Annie Oakley, now under her husband’s management, joined “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show. Billed as “Miss Annie Oakley, the Peerless Lady Wing-Shot,” she was one of the show’s star attractions for 16 years, except for a brief period in 1887, when she was with the rival Pawnee Bill’s Frontier Exhibition.

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6. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › annie-oakleyAnnie Oakley | National Women's History Museum

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   Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting. During her lifetime she traveled with her husband across the country and abroad showing off her skills with a rifle. She became a star in a male-dominated sport, and legendary throughout the world. Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses on August 13, 1860 in Darke County, Ohio to ...

7. www.pbs.org › features › oakley-annieBiography: Annie Oakley | American Experience | PBS

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   Learn about the life and career of Annie Oakley, the first female superstar of the Wild West shows. Discover how she overcame poverty, impressed Sitting Bull, and became a shooting legend.

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   Who was Annie Oakley?

   • Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession. Annie Oakley infront of her tent in Europe. c1889. Library of Congress Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses in 1860 in rural Darke County, Ohio.

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   Who was Annie Oakley & Phoebe Ann Mosey?

   • Annie Oakley was an American markswoman who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, where she was often called “Little Sure Shot.” Phoebe Ann Mosey (or Moses, per some sources) early developed an amazing proficiency with firearms.

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   When did Annie Oakley get married?

   • They were married (probably in 1876), and until 1885 they played vaudeville circuits and circuses as “Butler and Oakley” (she apparently took her professional name from a Cincinnati suburb). In April 1885, Annie Oakley, now under her husband’s management, joined “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show.

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   What happened to Annie Oakley?

   • The real Annie Oakley was angered by the newspaper reports ruining her reputation, and she sued every paper that ran the false story. Over the course of seven years, Oakley successfully won 54 out of 55 cases against the newspapers. In 1913, they moved to Cambridge, Maryland and then to Pinehurst, North Carolina in 1917.

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   Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Moses—called Annie by her family—on August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio. This unassuming woman, who would perform before royalty and presidents, came from humble beginnings. When Annie was 6, her father, Jacob Moses, died of pneumonia—leaving her mother, Susan Wise Moses, with six children and little else.

10. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-annie-oakleyHow Annie Oakley, "Princess of the West," Preserved Her ...

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    Aug 11, 2010 · Born Phoebe Ann Moses in Darke County, Ohio, on August 13, 1860, Annie Oakley was not exactly a product of the Wild West. Bettmann / Corbis. “Famous Woman Crack Shot. . . Steals to Secure ...