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Newest Review: ... a variety of street entertainers, a chili cook-off and a fun run. A particularly fun feature is the opportunity to go on wagon rides. --------------------- PLACES TO VISIT --------------------- OK CORRAL Obviously this is a must-see place for any visit to Tombstone. It is worth noting however that the gunfight did not actually take place in the corral, as is often believed, but instead BEHIND it. There are historical plaques to show you where various parts of the gunfight itself took place. BOOT HILL CEMETARY Boot Hill Cemetary is one of the most famous cemetaries in the USA. It is the final resting place for many of those who died in T... more

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Tombstone (512 words)
by - written on 08/12/07 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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-------------------- BACKGROUND -------------------- Located in the county of Cochise in Arizona, Tombstone is most famous for its role in 'wild west' history. The city was founded in 1879 and soon boomed as a mining community. Without railroad access Tombstone was very isolated and this led to a lawlessness which attracted many outlaw gangs. The most famous event in Tombstone was the 'Gunfight at the OK Corral' between the Clanton gang and city marshall Wyatt Earp and his group in October 1881. This event is reenacted every day at 2pm. By the mid-1880s the mines had been depleted and Tombstone became virtually deserted. However today it is ... Read the complete review

Too tough to die (1567 words)
by - written on 09/02/05 (Very useful, 432 readings)
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In the summer of 2003 our family spend 2 months travelling from Tucson, Arizona to Alberta in Canada. Our first week was spent staying in a rented house in Tucson and it was from here that we visited Tombstone. What’s so special about Tombstone? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tombstone is most famous as the town where the gunfight at the o.k. Corral took place more than a century ago. Wyatt Earp, his brothers and friends took on the outlaws Clanton and his 2 supporters. The gunfight left several of the men dead and ensured that Tombstone found its way into the history books and onto many tourists lists of must see places! Tombstone ... Read the complete review