Tombstone Arizona’s Epitaph Town and Its Historic Dust
The article recalls Tombstone's naming origin from a tombstone for scout Edward Scheffelin. It notes Tombstone as Cochise County seat, historic mining days with saloons and gambling, and its rugged geography causing long county travels.
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Bloomfield
Tombstone
Arizona
Union
Cochise County
Greene County
Linton
Jasonville
Bloomfield and back through a rugged mining county
The writer describes a large county comparable in size to Rhode Island and Connecticut, traversed by three mountain ranges the Mule Huachuca and Whetstone districts with fertile valleys. Tombstone is a one street town with adobe buildings. Silver and lead mining continues, with potential future notes on mining processes.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Upe
Edward Scheffelin
Bloomfield
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
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