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Tombstone, AZ
Decided to go down to Tombstone yesterday. Tombstone is the famous old west mining town founded in 1879 for silver mining. The town is probably more famous for the Gun Fight at the OK Corrall involving the Earp family against Cowboys and the ensuing Earp Vendetta Ride in 1882. The town got up over a population of 10,000 but it all collasped when the pump draining all the water out the mines burned and the price of silver fell through the floor. Tombstone is not a registered National Historic Place and largely relies on tourism to survive. I parked on Freemont Street and walked over to the OK Corral. From there its a short walk to the historic district and the Tombstone Courthouse.
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