VACATION AND TRAVEL
Tombstone, Arizona
Article by Michael Joseph Lynch
bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and presently draws most of its revenue from tourism.
Now, no trip here would be complete without experiencing the western attractions here. The first thing you will see is the historic Allen Street where you will find many attractions such as the O.K. Corral. Walk through the O.K. Corral stables as they appeared in the 1880s, where you will see an 1880s blacksmith shop, and historic buggies for one thing.
This next attraction I have been to when I was here in Arizona back in 1997. Located in southern Arizona's Cochise County, historic Tombstone embraces its Wild West roots, and its motto is “the Town Too Tough to Die.” The central street of downtown Tombstone is historic Allen Street, which retains much of the historic character that made it famous all those decades ago. It was founded in 1879 by Prospector Ed Schieffelin, and it became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier.
Anyway, the town grew significantly into the mid-1880s as the local mines produced $40 to $85 million in silver