Tombstone, AZ
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About Tombstone
- • Billy Clanton, outlaw killed in the O.K. Corral shootout, lived in Tombstone.
- • The "Tombstone Epitaph," Arizona's oldest continually published newspaper, was founded here.
- • Silver mining brought fortune-seekers, establishing Tombstone as a boomtown.
- • Boothill Cemetery contains the remains of many who died violently, not peacefully.
- • The Great Fire of 1886 destroyed much of the town's business district.
- • Ed Schieffelin named it Tombstone after being told he'd only find his tombstone; founded 1879.
- • With about 1,300 residents, the population is smaller than many high school graduating classes.
- • At 4,539 feet, the elevation makes summers cooler than Phoenix.
- • Tourism is the primary industry, drawing visitors to relive the Wild West.
- • Stepping into Tombstone feels like walking onto a movie set, full of history.
- • The Arizona Diamondbacks are the closest MLB team, winning the World Series in 2001.
- • Wyatt Earp was a controversial figure, with both supporters and detractors.