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 Tombstone Historic District Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 31° 42.776 W 110° 04.062
12R E 588335 N 3508995
The Town Too Tough To Die was the site of the most famous gunfight of the Old West, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Waymark Code: WM1ZGY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2007
Views: 81
Tombstone is one of the best preserved specimens of the rugged frontier town of the 1870s and '80s. Site of one of the West's richest silver strikes and the "gunfight at the OK Corral", Tombstone epitomizes the legendary reputation of the "Wild West" and lawlessness of the 19th century mining camps.
Many of Tombstone's historic buildings are within an area bounded by Fremont, 6th, Toughnut and 3rd streets. Among them are St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1882; the Crystal Palace Saloon, one of the most luxurious saloons in the West; and the Tombstone Epitaph building, where the oldest continuously published paper in Arizona is still being printed. Western printing history exhibits in the front office are free to the public.
Truly a Historical American Landmark, Tombstone is America's best example of our 1880 western heritage, which is well preserved with original 1880's buildings and artifacts featured in numerous museums.
Street address:
U. S. 80
Tombstone, AZ United States
85638
County / Borough / Parish: Cochise
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event; Social History, Politics/Government, Industry
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction; Business, Extractive Facility, Village Site
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture; Business, Museum, Park
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 12/08/2015 To: 12/08/2015
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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