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The History of the FV
The U.S. Marshals service began in 1789 and
was established to support and protect federal courts in each judicial
district. In the old West, Marshals became the only federal lawmen in
unorganized territories that may not have In the Spring of 2001, we spoke with Joseph
Zukin, Jr., founder and president of Frontier Village. When asked about
the origin of the Marshal concept for the Village, Joe admitted that the
start up happened more than 40 years ago, so total recall of the exact set
up is not crystal clear. Joe believes that he did not research the
historical significance of the offices of Sheriff or Marshal. It is his
sense that several things went into the choice of having a FV Marshal
versus a
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There
have been many, many entertainers over the Village years, to which the
Village Staff extends it's "undying" gratitude. In this
Marshals/Outlaws section we wanted to present a few gunfighter stories.
Due of the sheer volume of "gunfighter stories" out there (some
true; some fictional, we are sure), the RFV Team elected to limit this
presentation to entertainer stories from cow hands who held
"gunfighter" jobs up to and including that time we call the
Transition Period (the days ending with the final full time Marshals,
lastly Marshal Westin, Chuck Lowe). We hope you enjoy these tales directly
from those cowboys and cowgirls who lived them." 
Marshal
yet experienced statehood. A Sheriff was the chief administrative officer
of the county; a Sheriff's powers were territorialized to a specific
locale. A Marshal had federal authority, whose powers (and area of
authority) were more wide ranging. Marshals were most often appointed
whereas Sheriffs were elected.
Sheriff.
Joe said the word Marshal sounded better; sounded more regal, and Sheriff
was harder to pronounce (for those little buckaroos). He felt that Laurie
Hollings, the Park Designer, had some say in the matter. Joe is certain
that the choice stemmed from theatrical concepts, not historical ones.
Additionally, there were many Sheriffs around the County and Marshals were
not a known entity, making a Marshal more rare.