with history of the mining, justice and law enforcement, theatre and
quite a bit about the people that lived, worked and died here.
The courthouse is now a history museum, mostly of the mines and those who owned and worked in these area mines. You have to really look hard for much of this fabulous historical information, but it is there. We spent about 3 hours in the courthouse museum and its rooms of information and walking the side streets before spending about 1.5 hours in the 'tourist trap' sections of town.
Just outside the tourist section of town stands a Victorian house that once belonged to a local miner, it's been purchased & refurbished to it's original condition, including the furnishings.
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| Original Miners Home |
Prostitution was legal in 1860's Arizona.
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| Sadie, Wyatt and their marriage license. |
Wyatt became infatuated and married Ms. Sadie and were married for 47 years. We don't hear about this in history class.
For a $2.00 fee this pamphlet provides you with information concerning those entombed within Boot Hill.
In addition to the many miners, cowboys and local residents the cemetery also contains a section for those of the Jewish faith and several prominent Chinese business owners.
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| OKCorral Billy Clanton & McLaury brothers |
The additional photo-stream section to the right contains the many signs I saw as I walked through the town. No, we didn't witness the OK Corral shoot-out @ $10/pp, but I did take some photos of the gunmen as they gathered outside just before the performance.
Nor did we take the stagecoach tour of town, but it was fun to watch the horses and coaches around town. There are many souvenir stores, western apparel stores, saloons and restaurants and even a free reptile museum (euwwww) with a large assortment of rattlesnakes native to Arizona. Something for everyone.
Gunfighters
Stagecoach video
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