Tombstone was founded in 1877 by a prospector named Ed Schieffelin. Ed was staying at what was then called Camp Huachuca as part of a scouting expedition against the Chiricahua Apaches. During his time there he would venture out into the wilderness "looking for rocks", all the while ignoring the warnings he received from the soldiers at the camp. They would tell him, "Ed, the only stone you will find out there will be your tombstone". Well, Ed did find his stone. And it was Silver. So, remembering the words of warning from the soldiers, he named his first mine The Tombstone.
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Two minutes to the famous Allen Street where you'll find the infamous OK Corral Gunfight Site, The Bird Cage Theater (the very place that Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday drank and gambled), as well as other great attractions, restaurants, and retail stores. | |||||
From Tucson: Take Interstate 10 East to Exit 303 (Benson/Hwy. 80 exit). Take Hwy. 80 south 26 miles to Tombstone. Right on Randolph Way
From El Paso:
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