Sorry boys and girls ... No Halloween post today.
Instead, I wanted to share this
with all of my Huckleberries out there.
125th Anniversary of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Instead, I wanted to share this
with all of my Huckleberries out there.
125th Anniversary of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
"The Town too Tough to Die," Tombstone was perhaps the most renowned of Arizona's old mining camps. When Ed Schieffelin (SHEF·e·lin) came to Camp Huachuca (hwah·CHEW·kuh) with a party of soldiers and left the fort to prospect, his comrades told him that he'd find his tombstone rather than silver. Thus, in 1877 Schieffelin named his first claim the Tombstone, and rumors of rich strikes made a boomtown of the settlement that adopted this name.
Days of lawlessness and violence, which nearly had then -
President Chester A. Arthur declaring martial law in Tombstone
and sending in military troops to restore order, climaxed with the infamous Earp - Clanton battle, fought near the rear entrance
of the O.K. Corral, on October 26, 1881.
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion which has been portrayed in numerous Western films.
The actual event occurred on Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 1881,
in a vacant lot, known as lot 2, in block 17, behind the corral, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Some of the fight also occurred in Fremont Street in front of the vacant lot.
Some thirty shots were fired in thirty seconds.
Although only three people were killed during the gunfight,
it became more famous than many other gunfights that resulted in larger numbers of people killed.
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.
Days of lawlessness and violence, which nearly had then -
President Chester A. Arthur declaring martial law in Tombstone
and sending in military troops to restore order, climaxed with the infamous Earp - Clanton battle, fought near the rear entrance
of the O.K. Corral, on October 26, 1881.
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion which has been portrayed in numerous Western films.
The actual event occurred on Wednesday afternoon, October 26, 1881,
in a vacant lot, known as lot 2, in block 17, behind the corral, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Some of the fight also occurred in Fremont Street in front of the vacant lot.
Some thirty shots were fired in thirty seconds.
Although only three people were killed during the gunfight,
it became more famous than many other gunfights that resulted in larger numbers of people killed.
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.
4 Comments:
Thank you for the origin of this expression!
I was going to do a follow-up post next week about that very subject, however, now you've blown me out of the water.
But I'll take it for the knowledge.
You're welcome.
And you can use it ... I won't tell anyone. It'll be our secret m'kay?
I am going to rent "Tombstone" one of these days.
You better rent it soon!
I'm not a huge fan of Westerns, but Tombstone is on my list of all-time favorite movies.
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