On October 26, 1881, in the dusty frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona, the gunfire lasted only about 30 seconds. Yet in that half a minute of smoke, shouting, and bullets, a legend was born. The shootout at the O.K. Corral became the most famous gunfight in the history of the American West—a moment that captured …
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Doc Holliday’s Room in Tombstone
Doc Holliday, friend of Wyatt Earp, room here in Fly’s Boarding House and Photography Gallery. Big Nose Kate, Doc’s girlfriend, had come for a visit. On October 26, 1881 five cowboys gathered outside of Doc’s room in the vacant lot next door, probably waiting to confront Doc. Wyatt Earp and his brothers, Virgil and Morgan …
Shootout at the O.K. Corral
The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, stands as one of the most emblematic confrontations in American history—a brief, thunderous collision of pride, law, and chaos that has outgrown the dusty confines of its setting to become a myth that defines the Old West itself. It lasted barely half a minute, but …
Welcome to Tombstone
Welcome to Tombstone, Arizona. During the 1880’s Tombstone was bigger than Los Angeles, California. This bustling town had a lot going on in the old west. There was gambling, prostitutes, cowboys, mining, shootouts, rattlesnakes, and many other ways people could die in the west. Here are some sights you can see around Tombstone. Related Posts …