Tombstone, AZ

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.

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