Tombstone in 1880 (An Eyewitness Account)

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Tombstone, Arizona is one of the most famous wild west towns in the United States. Stories surrounding the gunfight near the O.K. Corral, the deadly feud between the Earp's and the Cowboys, and all the other mayhem have fueled the imaginations of Americans for over a hundred years. Great movies have been made about Tombstone that continue to be watched by millions. But what was Tombstone like in the early days? In 1879 and 1880 Tombstone was a brand new mining town, attracting the attention of anyone wanting to make some money from the silver mining. Learn what one eyewitness saw and described as he visited Tombstone in early January of 1880. The stagecoach ride there, the saloons, the mines, and the people who made Tombstone their home are all described in this eyewitness account.

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@Rocky-xx2zg 10 месяцев назад

Still much better than what is going bad in Philadelphia. It makes the 1880 Tombstone place look like paradise!!

@redwatch1100 7 месяцев назад

Keep voting Democrat if you want it to continue.

@zarkopetrovic7472 10 месяцев назад

I live in Belgrade, Serbia, Europe. I've never been to the US and I want to visit the famous Tombstone and walk down Allen Street. Thanks for this video👍

@richm9455 9 месяцев назад

Please come visit one day.

@zarkopetrovic7472 8 месяцев назад

@@richm9455 That is my great wish, I hope to visit!

@JT-rx1eo 6 месяцев назад

I did just that this past Saturday. It's dusty and windy.Had a pretty good dinner and breakfast in the Longhorn restaurant though. It was too loud in Big Nose Kate's.

@Cruiser777 10 месяцев назад

I live 30 minutes from tombstone and . I just wonder how the people lived back in the old days. We got it easy today.

@BigCarmine 10 месяцев назад

Benson or Sierra Vista? I lived just outside of Tombstone 2004-2006.

@Cruiser777 10 месяцев назад

@@BigCarmine Sierra Vista Not far from tombstone

@BigCarmine 10 месяцев назад

@Cruiser777 did all our shopping in SV. Benson is a nice little town, but just didn't have the stores.

@edwinthompson6510 10 месяцев назад

i have a ranch some 30miles from Tombstone its a true place to imagine a earp clanton gunfight

@Cruiser777 9 месяцев назад

@ConwayTwitter You and me both it was a hard life, but you were freer.

@scottw5315 9 месяцев назад

I love the use of the English language and regret how far we have fallen.

@Ann-st8et 10 месяцев назад

I visited Tombstone many years ago with my son, and what a thrill it was. We walked around the main street, and Boothill Graveyard, looking at the humorous headstones (most of them crosses if I recall correctly), and enjoyed the simulated gunfight in the OK Corral. I'm so glad they preserved this wonderful piece of history.

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Tombstone is really a national treasure

@BarryKaiser-tp4lj 9 месяцев назад

I would love to visit Tombstone but probably won't be able to...

@Cactusflattmediaphotography 8 месяцев назад

I've been down to Tombstone every other weekend for the last 4 months taking photos/researching. I live an hour away...the pull of that town have consumed me for over 40 years.. ive watched this video prob more that 20 times! Fantastic job narrator!

@legacyofthewest 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@donald74us 9 месяцев назад

I lived for 8 years close to Tombstone in the late 50s my 8th grade math teacher was the Mayor. My brothers and I would wear our toy guns when ever we visited.

@riverraisin1 10 месяцев назад

That newspaper article gave better insight into life in a western boom town than most all the books I've read and movies I've seen. To be quite honest, with a pen name like 'N' I expected an article filled with sensationalism. That wasn't the case with this writer. He described in great detail what he observed and experienced. Great video! Thanks!

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@serenitynow288 10 месяцев назад

Sure enjoyed it! My mind also wanders to how daily life must’ve been there in the 1800’s, what went on and the personalities that lived and died there.

@gregorykacsandy5005 6 месяцев назад

Great vids ! 👍

@Boatingwego5 9 месяцев назад

Great video as aways.

@25N77 10 месяцев назад

As a kid growing up in the 50s, movies and TV shows highlighted life in the old West. Cap guns, hats and boots that didn’t fit all piled upon an imaginary painted steed to make a Saturday an adventure. Fast forward several decades to a time I actually got to visit Tombstone. I’ve been there many times and hope to return. Last time I was there I had prepared and brought my Ruger 6 Shooter. I wanted a holster to document my visit so I had a holster made while in Tombstone. I went to visit Geno D'Ambrose Saddle Maker. I was and am proud of my tan holster for upon it is stamped… D'Ambrose Maker Tombstone

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Nice! I love having holsters hand made.

@reneethornton9228 10 месяцев назад

My, my, my! You know that I am a BIG BIG fan of Tombstone and would love to visit again for the second time. Dick Gird who was pictured with the two brothers, I learned a little about him in the Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV series. Allen Street, Boot Hill brings back fun memories of the trio my sister and I took in 2021. I am so glad to be a part of your Legacy of the West family and looking forward to your next story. Thanks!

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Glad to have you here!

@kdranchaz3240 10 месяцев назад

My favorite small town to visit and spend the day. It has a VIBE like no other place I have visited. I live 30 minutes from Tombstone in Sonoita, AZ and it’s always my first option for a day trip that never gets old.

@Go4Corvette 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for keeping history alive.

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm trying

@tresilewis5925 10 месяцев назад

Great video...fascinating contemporary account of Tombstone. Thanks!

@aaronlopez492 10 месяцев назад

As a child many decades ago the stories and characters of Tombstone captured my imagination. This is an excellent retelling and eloquent overview of early life inTombstone. Great pictures. Thank you so much very appreciative of your work!

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@baldeagle5297 10 месяцев назад

A welcome surprise this morning. I hope you and yours had a happy Thanksgiving. I don't think I'll need to eat all weekend... but that won't stop me.

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

Yeah it was a good Thanksgiving, ham and turkey and two kinds of pie, so I was plenty full

@wmjohns881 4 месяца назад

Those 11- hours of stagecoach travel was more difficult than sitting in a tight crowded coach. The dust was horrendous. No in-flight meals like on an airliner. Always a chance of outlaw robberies or Indian attacks. The weather could be hot and dry. Several stops were en route including at Drew’s Station near the San Pedro River. Stops might include a station stop meal while awaiting the change of horse team.

@zephrancochrane7271 2 месяца назад

I agree. Movies make stagecoach travel looks glamourous, but I always figured that in real-life, it just really sucked especially for those leaving Boston and heading out West.

@asamcbrez4930 6 месяцев назад

A fine video about an often misunderstood part of our national heritage.

@davidbreen4353 10 месяцев назад

pretty neat. describes what you see in a great western movie(not a 2nd rate low budget western)a true description of a boom town.

@pennycasey9160 9 месяцев назад

Thinking about how back then and how hard to start from scratch off the backs of men who much often just had a dream and the will to see it through and the backbone to get it done sure it wasn’t easy is life ❤

@dangerchris1915 6 месяцев назад

I just visited Tombstone and it's worth the trip if you are traveling out that way.

@baddoggie101 7 месяцев назад

I live nearby. The locals call Tombstone, "The town too dumb to die."

@legacyofthewest 7 месяцев назад

Lol

@markjulianoriginalhooli2217 10 месяцев назад

Fascinating 👍

@TheRoswellKid 9 месяцев назад

It's HOT, Dusty when the wind blows, and everyone slowly blows away with the wind. It's a sad, slow death; just ask Les Moore: "Shot 4 Times with a 44; no less, no more." -Welcome 2 R-E Zona, Partner! -It's a Dry Heat!!😵‍💫🌎

@e.f.3207 10 месяцев назад

Another good video 👍

@wesmcgee1648 10 месяцев назад

Always wondered where that name came from.

@MrFroglips69 10 месяцев назад

Groovy

@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish 10 месяцев назад

Great video, thank you.

@mikem.2078 3 месяца назад

9:28 Why does it say "nearer to Sonora than Tombstone by 75 miles"? I looked on the map and there does not seem to be any Sonora AZ nor any Sonora Mexico. Are they talking about Sonora California? That is hundreds of miles away?

@legacyofthewest 3 месяца назад

Sonora is one of the states in Mexico: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora When it says "nearer to Sonora than Tombstone by 75 miles" it means Tombstone is 75 miles away from Tucson (in a south east direction). So Tombstone is 75 miles closer to Sonora than Tucson is (at least with the trails that existed at the time). The author was trying to list all of the advantages that Tombstone had over other towns, and being closer to that region of Mexico was one of them.

@justme8837 2 месяца назад

75 miles in 11 hours.... wow!

@russf6572 10 месяцев назад

_"I bought one of the first lots available in Tombstone"_ *- Joe Biden*

@richardpeychers4076 8 месяцев назад

Would that be boothill joe.

@frankcattelino9977 4 месяца назад

Some people questioning where did they get the photos from 1880's? They can't even find photo's from back then. Well how about they say Tombstone Arizona? In 1880? Arizona became a state on Feb 14, 1912. Was it called Arizona before it became a State of the US?

@frankcattelino9977 4 месяца назад

The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona

@legacyofthewest 4 месяца назад

@@frankcattelino9977 Many early photos of Tombstone come from photographers C.S. Fly and Carleton Watkins. As for "Arizona" vs. "Arizona Territory", even when it was a territory people commonly referred to it as Arizona. For example before it became a state, there was the newspaper named the "Arizona Weekly Citizen." Nobody corrected them saying it should be called the Arizona Territory Weekly Citizen. Same goes for most if not all the other states that were territories. Even when Kansas was "Kansas Territory" people referred to it as simply "Kansas."

@frankcattelino9977 4 месяца назад

@@legacyofthewest I managed to answer my question shortly afterwards. Additional information you provided is greatly appreciated. Conviction of your delivery and citations presented are convincing. A hundred years later 1980, documentation abundantly supportive. Hundred years further 2080, documentation unreliable via tampering. I'm sorry to question your presentation. It is due, to beginnings of an age where soon evidence presented in a court room will be deemed unreliable.

@GaryYoung-eq1ph 10 месяцев назад

No bicycles in old western towns?

@riverraisin1 10 месяцев назад

Yes, but Tombstone proper was small enough that you could walk anywhere in town in a matter of a few minutes, and any destination out of town was too far and too rough to travel by bicycle.

@GaryYoung-eq1ph 10 месяцев назад

Correct

@crossfire1453 7 месяцев назад

The text over the pictures ruins this.

@MichaelTheophilus906 10 месяцев назад

They had cameras in 1880. Where are the photos?

@legacyofthewest 10 месяцев назад

I've had trouble finding photos of Tombstone in 1879 and 1880, even bought a book that was supposed to have early photos, there's just not that many available. If you ever find a bunch of photos of Tombstone in 1879 and 1880 let me know.

@richm9455 9 месяцев назад

There was a photographer in town at the time. CS Fly. Was able to document much of the city. Much of his work was destroyed by fire.

@pigpaul 9 месяцев назад

❤

@manuelcopadoramirez4100 9 месяцев назад

No entendi nada No se english

@GettingOldBites420 10 месяцев назад

You Tube is a joke

@Hoosier_Boy 7 месяцев назад

Why must you read from each page with such a large font? Most of us are not blind. I don't mind listing to you but it doesn't need to be posted. I enjoy history while hearing the narrator and looking at the photos. Please no more posting. That option is available for those in need. Just my two cents, thanks.