In the 50s and 60s Westerns seemed to follow the same pattern over and over again. They were either set in some unspecified location, which I suspect was some tract of the Californian countryside reasonably close to the studio or,if the budget was a bit bigger, it would be set in Monument Valley.

Some improbable conflict situation would be set up involving good guys and bad guys. Just as the conflict began to get (mildly) interesting an improbably glamorous woman would appear (usually immculately coifed and made-up and dressed in some approximation of 'Victorian' costume). This woman would then 'fall-in-love' with the 'hero' and the whole thing would bog down whilst this tedious romance was tediously pursued. Then there would be a final gunfight and the baddies would be defeated. The hero would get the girl - THE END.

It's no wonder Westerns declined in popularity! I certainly learned absolutely nothing about the history of North America from them.