Tombstone,
AZ, of course, is the place where the
world-famous shoot-out at the OK Corral took
place.After having been a very hot mining town
at the end of the 19th century, and then having
fallen into steep economic decline, Tombstone has
come back as a re-incarnation of its former self.
The result of the "benign neglect"
of decades is that Tombstone looks a lot like it
did 100 years ago. A trip through town with its
stores, theaters, exhibits, etc evokes a strong
feeling of what the Old West must have been like.
One of the highpoints is the daily
re-enactment of the OK Corral gunfight, where
Wyatt Earp, his brothers and "Doc"
Holliday confronted the "Cowboys", a
local gang.
There is plenty of controversy about who shot
first, and whether the Cowboys were even armed. A
number of the Cowboys were killed in a few
seconds, and Earp group suffered only minor
injuries. The feud carried on for years, and a
lot more blood was shed by both sides.
