Silver Tombstone
Arizona is a vast state of rich American style history. People come from all over the world to experience as much as they can of the great cowboy days. The early pioneers, ranchers and outlaws are a major part of the American experience. Tombstone is an old Arizona town that has retained much of it’s old buildings and stories. It was founded by Ed Schieffelin a prospector who paid a visit to Camp Huachuca. He was a part of an expedition scouting out the local native, Chiricahua Apache Indians. The name came from the fact that the other men of the troops would tees Schieffelin for a hobby. Apparently, Ed used to like to collect rocks. He would go out into the dangerous area in search of pieces to add to his collection and the men would tell him the only stone he would find was his tombstone. It a brilliant moment Ed did find a special stone. He found Silver. So he went on to name his first mine The Tombstone.
Didn’t take long before everyone heard about Ed’s discovery. The Camp became a township for a near by Silver mine. Everyone came and set up shop. You had the prospectors, cowboys, lawyers, business people, homesteaders, speculators and of course the cowboys and gunmen. In 1879 the town site was laid out and was originally called Goose Flats. It was renamed later to Tombstone after Ed made his first big claim. The town grew and the records only counted 7,500 white males over the age of 21. When you added in the women, children and Chinese slaves the town was actually between 15,000 and 20,000 people. It was once the fastest growing city from San Francisco to Saint Louis. The locals had a hundred or more saloons to drink in as well as many restaurants. The red light district was busy and everyday life was hoping too. Now, visitors can pick a room at one of the finest luxury hotels Arizona has become known for take a trip to Tombstone. There are many famous gunfights to hear about.
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