Ohio History Connection - On this day in 1860, Annie Oakley was born in Darke County, Ohio. Originally named Phoebe Ann Moses, she was a remarkably-skilled sharpshooter famous all over the world.
![Cathy Elliott channels legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley at a quite civilized Wild West show, part of the annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration in the hometown of legendary scout and Wild West showman Cathy Elliott channels legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley at a quite civilized Wild West show, part of the annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration in the hometown of legendary scout and Wild West showman](http://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:pnp:highsm:48800:48812/full/pct:50/0/default.jpg)
Cathy Elliott channels legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley at a quite civilized Wild West show, part of the annual Buffalo Bill Days celebration in the hometown of legendary scout and Wild West showman
![Allen & Ginter | Miss Annie Oakley, Rifle Shooter, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Allen & Ginter | Miss Annie Oakley, Rifle Shooter, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/original/DP827433.jpg)
Allen & Ginter | Miss Annie Oakley, Rifle Shooter, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Annie Oakley was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Taken in the 1880s. Taken by J. Wood, Photo in Bowery, NY. : r/Colorization Annie Oakley was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Taken in the 1880s. Taken by J. Wood, Photo in Bowery, NY. : r/Colorization](https://i.redd.it/p9ifr3ohgkn81.jpg)