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Photographs, research and writing by Matthew Falcus

Tombstone
Arizona,
USA

Introduction to Tombstone

Tombstone is a living museum. A reminder that all of those Western movies that we see every Sunday afternoon are the product of a real period in history where, with the exception of some artistic license, these characters really did drink liquor in saloons and shoot pistols at dawn.

Somewhat more melancholy today than in its glory days, all development in the historic centre of Tombstone has been halted in the name of preservation. The O.K. Corral, Bird Cage Theater, Crystal Palace saloon – all names synonymous with the characters involved in the most famous story of the whole west, where Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday fought to bitter death against The Cowboys are here still. Plus many more sights and sounds which collectively form the history of the ‘Town Too Tough to Die’.

The town’s location adds to the legend. When you are here, you can’t help but wonder at the view from this plateau with the desert and hills surrounding, and such clichés as cactuses and ranches scattered along the road.

Despite once being a town of brothels, saloons and often violence, today it is much safer for the casual visitor to come and see perhaps the most authentic Wild West attraction in the whole of the United States.

WHEN TO GO
Located a mere stone’s throw from the Mexican border, and in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, Tombstone’s climate is fairly agreeable year round. The temperatures in July and August can be stifling, and the heart of winter a little rainy, however. Tourists tend to crowd the streets in the middle of summer, detracting from the historical atmosphere somewhat.

No matter when you choose to visit, the locals will always offer a welcome and the streets a tale to tell.

Tombstone Factfile The gunfight at the O.K. Corrall happened here on October 26, 1881. The Bird Cage Theater was the site of many great acts of the day, and the place Doc Holliday dealt Faro occasionally. Tombstone was founded in 1877 by Ed Shieffelin.

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