Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!

What resembles a film set from a spaghetti western is really just home to a rancher who only wished to sell his cattle in peace.

Decades ago, Edward Keeylocko faced prejudice at the cattle auctions when word got out the man behind the mysterious key and lock brand was actually black.

Mr. Keeylocko can clearly recall how one man's taunt that the black rancher build his own town to set his own cattle prices became his inspiration to create Cowtown Keeylocko.

It became a place where Mr. Keeylocko could go about his business with ease and enforce a few of his own laws along the way. As things developed, it also became the destination of curious travelers worldwide who'd heard through the grapevine about this strange town ripped from the pages of a western novel.

Cowtown Keeylocko still stands, more than 30 years later, damaged in some areas from strong winds but open to visitors. Cattle live on the property, along with pigs, horses and chickens, but auctions are nonexistent these days. However Mr. Keeylocko has other entertainment avenues established.

The town is open to public events like Keeylocko Days, held every October, and Mr. Keeylocko can be found year round in his Blue Dog Saloon where guests will be met with a drink and a tale from the visionary himself.