Overview
- Tombstone, Arizona, was founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin on a mesa called Goose Flats.
- It became one of the last great frontier boomtowns, with silver mines producing an estimated $40–$85 million by the mid-1880s.
- The population exploded from about 100 to roughly 14,000 in under seven years, supporting banks, newspapers, churches, theaters, and more than 100 saloons.
- Cultural life ranged from operas at Schieffelin Hall to rowdier shows at the Bird Cage Theatre, reflecting the town’s mix of society and mining camps.
- Best known for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone now relies largely on tourism and had 1,308 residents in the 2020 census.
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Bird Cage Theatre
The Bird Cage Theatre was a theater, saloon, gambling parlor and brothel. It operated from 1881 to 1889.
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Boothill Graveyard
Tombstone opened the “City Cemetery” in 1878. The site is the final resting place of at least 250 people.
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Ed Schieffelin Monument
As Ed Schieffelin started prospecting for valuable minerals in southern Arizona during the latter half of the 1870s, his friends insisted he would only find…
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OK Corral
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is arguably the most famous shootout in American history.
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Rose Tree Museum
The Rose Tree Museum opened in 1964 inside a former hotel in downtown Tombstone.
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Silver Strike Winery
At first glance, Silver Strike Winery and Tasting Room might seem out of place in the rough-and-tumble town of Tombstone.
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Tombstone)
While many of the historical sites around Tombstone are not original to the days when Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday wandered the dusty streets, nearly…
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The Tombstone Epitaph
The Tombstone Epitaph is perhaps the most revered institution in Tombstone, Arizona.
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Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
For anyone especially interested in learning the full story of Tombstone, a visit to the Tombstone Courthouse is an absolute must.
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Tombstone’s Historama
Tombstone’s Historama offers a historically accurate multimedia account of Tombstone's history.
