"The Town too Tough to Die," Tombstone was perhaps the most renowned of Arizona's old mining camps. When Ed Schieffelin came to Camp Huachuca with a party of soldiers and left the fort to prospect, he said he was just looking for stones. His comrades told him that the only stone he'd find would be his tombstone rather than silver. Thus, in 1877 Schieffelin named his first claim the Tombstone, and rumors of rich strikes made a boomtown of the settlement that adopted this name.
Days of lawlessness which nearly had then-President Chester A. Arthur declaring martial law in Tombstone and sending in military troops to restore order, climaxed with the infamous Earp-Clanton battle, fought near the rear entrance of the O.K. Corral, on October 26, 1881. Over the course of 7 years the mines produced millions of dollars in silver and gold before rising underground waters forced suspension of operations.
Leaving at 8:30
In Tombstone city park
At the famous Birdcage Theater
Visiting the Birdcage
"Bucking the Tiger" Faro game from 1880 at the Birdcage Theater
Dr. Baca and Friend
Waiting for the "Ghosts and Legends" tour
Ghostly tour guide
Lunch at the Golden Nugget
Waiting for the OK Corral Show
Where it all happened October 26, 1881
OK Corral reenactment
Meeting the Earps
Transportation 1880's style
Maverick Matt riding at the OK Corral with a rattlesnake.
