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The successful projects built during the 1860s lead to massive waves of [[Ómestaderoi]] - many historians believe it was the largest of the waves throughout the history of the program - to settle in the frontier areas in the mid-1860s through mid-1880s, a period known today as the "Golden Age of the Frontier". The growth of these areas outpaced the expansion of public administration (which was extremely complex and unclear prior to the passage of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]]), leading to a "wild" reputation and frontier justice becoming common in these areas. The area was not only viewed as lawless, but was also viewed as a place where an individual could reinvent themselves or pursue pastoral or rancher lifestyles, which were considered by the [[Culture of Urcea|culture of Urcea]] at the time to be more "noble" and "natural." Many romantic notions of the Golden Age are engrained within the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Southerns|Southern genre of film]]. Historians have noted that this period, however, is not accurately represented in film or in the public imagination, and that the degree of lawlessness and social integration with the rest of the country greatly varied throughout the region and from town to town. Many gunslingers from this period, including [[Slingin' Seamus]], have gone on to become well known cultural figures and the source of widespread fascination. | The successful projects built during the 1860s lead to massive waves of [[Ómestaderoi]] - many historians believe it was the largest of the waves throughout the history of the program - to settle in the frontier areas in the mid-1860s through mid-1880s, a period known today as the "Golden Age of the Frontier". The growth of these areas outpaced the expansion of public administration (which was extremely complex and unclear prior to the passage of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]]), leading to a "wild" reputation and frontier justice becoming common in these areas. The area was not only viewed as lawless, but was also viewed as a place where an individual could reinvent themselves or pursue pastoral or rancher lifestyles, which were considered by the [[Culture of Urcea|culture of Urcea]] at the time to be more "noble" and "natural." Many romantic notions of the Golden Age are engrained within the [[Culture_of_Urcea#Southerns|Southern genre of film]]. Historians have noted that this period, however, is not accurately represented in film or in the public imagination, and that the degree of lawlessness and social integration with the rest of the country greatly varied throughout the region and from town to town. Many gunslingers from this period, including [[Slingin' Seamus]], have gone on to become well known cultural figures and the source of widespread fascination. | ||
During this period, many Ómestaderoi began their journey along the ancient ''Via Antonia'', taking a slightly different route than was taken historically. Most boarded a ship in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which took them down the [[Urce River]], out into the [[Sea of Canete]], and depositing them at the port city of Meliferia, the traditional starting point of the route. There, Ómestaderoi would purchase provisions, vehicles, animals to pull them, and occasionally guards and guides depending upon the wealth of the settler. By this time, wells and other infrastructure meant that clean water was easy to come by following the ''Via Antonia'', an unimaginable availability just a century prior. Accordingly, an Ómestaderoi family would follow the ''Via'', stopping at the "well towns" that had sprung up along the way. The ''Via'' began to be semi-regularly patrolled during the Aedanicad period, though lawlessness was still a risk most faced along the way. Unlike the medieval period, the ''Via'' represented the relatively safe part of the trip - the true risk to Ómestaderoi came once they departed the ''Via'' to find their particular stake of land. Many of the historical deprivations - disease, lack of clean water, lack of doctors, and bandits - presented themselves along the way. Much of the land within easy distance of the ''Via'' had been claimed and settled by about 1868, requiring longer journeys inland with increasing risk. Beginning in about 1880s, due to the land still available, some Ómestaderoi would avoid the ''Via'' altogether and instead cross the [[Magnag]] in eastern [[Urcea]] from [[Harren]], landng at Ardricampus and heading into the frontier from the east. The so called "Eastern Via" was quicker to more remote claims but also presented the most danger to potential Ómestaderoi. Far from the well-settled and patrolled ''Via'', the route of the Eastern Via with its isolated towns and cities was the most lawless and least built region of the frontier, and the dangers it presented created many legends. Most frontier stories in popular media - including | During this period, many Ómestaderoi began their journey along the ancient ''Via Antonia'', taking a slightly different route than was taken historically. Most boarded a ship in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which took them down the [[Urce River]], out into the [[Sea of Canete]], and depositing them at the port city of Meliferia, the traditional starting point of the route. There, Ómestaderoi would purchase provisions, vehicles, animals to pull them, and occasionally guards and guides depending upon the wealth of the settler. By this time, wells and other infrastructure meant that clean water was easy to come by following the ''Via Antonia'', an unimaginable availability just a century prior. Accordingly, an Ómestaderoi family would follow the ''Via'', stopping at the "well towns" that had sprung up along the way. The ''Via'' began to be semi-regularly patrolled during the Aedanicad period, though lawlessness was still a risk most faced along the way. Unlike the medieval period, the ''Via'' represented the relatively safe part of the trip - the true risk to Ómestaderoi came once they departed the ''Via'' to find their particular stake of land. Many of the historical deprivations - disease, lack of clean water, lack of doctors, and bandits - presented themselves along the way. Much of the land within easy distance of the ''Via'' had been claimed and settled by about 1868, requiring longer journeys inland with increasing risk. Beginning in about 1880s, due to the land still available, some Ómestaderoi would avoid the ''Via'' altogether and instead cross the [[Magnag]] in eastern [[Urcea]] from [[Harren]], landng at Ardricampus and heading into the frontier from the east. The so called "Eastern Via" was quicker to more remote claims but also presented the most danger to potential Ómestaderoi. Far from the well-settled and patrolled ''Via'', the route of the Eastern Via with its isolated towns and cities was the most lawless and least built region of the frontier, and the dangers it presented created many legends. Most frontier stories in popular media - including the life of [[Slingin' Seamus]] - take place along the Eastern Via. | ||
===Decline and Red Interregnum=== | ===Decline and Red Interregnum=== | ||