Tombstone, AZ
Today we visited Tombstone, the town too tough to die. A lot happened in this town that made the news in its day, and played well on the silver screen since.
The town came about when it’s founder discovered silver. The first mine, the Good Enough mine, is open for public tours, which we availed ourselves of:
We went to Six-Gun City and saw a reenactment of various moments in history (mostly with guns).
This man took offense when others made fun of his wild shirts, which he had special ordered from the New York Fashion houses.
Another shoot-out.
Big nose Kate was Wyat Earp’s girlfriend. She didn’t actually have a big nose, she just stuck it into everybody else’s business, hence the nickname.
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