During our Arizona spring break, we visited Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone’s history began in 1877 when a prospector named Ed Schieffelin found silver in the Arizona desert. Within a couple years, the news of silver enticed many people to the area and a town was born, “Tombstone”. During the 1880s, Tombstone’s population grew to 7500 white men over 21 years of age. Add the women, children, Mexicans and Chinese and the population was estimated to be over 15,000 people. During this time, Tombstone was the “fasting growing city between St Louis and San Francisco.” The city of Tombstone boasted over 100 saloons, restaurants, churches, schools, and even “one of the first public swimming pools in Arizona”.
Today Tombstone's population of 1500 people work to preserve the heritage of "The Wildest town in the West."
More information about Tombstone tomorrow.
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