Out West in Tombstone

Today was a busy day visiting several attractions in Tombstone.  One thing I love, we're in an RV park that is in town so we can just walk to everything.  It's a little tiring by late afternoon, but that's OK.

We started by going to Wyatt Earp Theater.  It's a small theater with just 5 actors reenacting several famous gunfights in Tombstone.  It made the rest of the day more interesting since we knew more about the names and circumstances of several people who killed or were killed in Tombstone.

Following that, we went to Boot Hill Cemetery.  Very interesting.  There were a lot of "Killed", "Shot", "Shot Playing Cards", "Suicide", "Legally Hung", and "Hung" people.  Some were even marked as "Lynched" and "Hung by Mistake".  The picture is one of the most famous, not because Lester Moore was famous as a Wells Fargo station agent but because of the saying on the marker "Four slugs from a 44.  No les no more"

Several of the markers listed who had killed them.  Several people might be killed by the same guy then you find that guy buried in the next row.  Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury, and Tom McLaury were the cowboys shot during the OK Corral fight and are buried here.  Plus, there's a Jewish section and a Chinese section.

Our next stop was the museum at the Courthouse.  Lots of items from the early days of Tombstone and more information on people discussed during the reenactments or at Boot Hill .  They also had information on silver mining in the area.  This was a reproduction of the gallows used for several hangings. 

We finished the day at Crystal Palace.  The saloon has the original bar plus saloon ladies dressed appropriately.  By the way, we've learned there were over 100 saloons and over 3000 registered 'working' ladies during Tombstone's hey day.  Good times!