Down at the OK Corral!

On our way back from Bisbee we decided we should stop in and see the town of Tombstone. One of the last wide-open frontier boomtowns in the American Old West. The town prospered from about 1877 to 1890, having some of the largest productive silver mines in Arizona. Unfortunately the town had some bad luck. Two major fires hit the town, destroying many of the old buildings. Each time the residents rebuilt right away. The historic district of the town has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. There is quite a bit of cool history here. If you enjoy westerns, rent the movie "Tombstone" and you can learn a little bit about the famous gun fights which took place there! Currently, tourism and western memorabilia are the main draws, and daily performances help preserve the wild west image. Here are a few photos we snapped.