Tombstone Picture Gallery
Recently my husband and I took a day trip to a small town in southern Arizona called Tombstone. You’ve probably heard of it, being the history buff that you are. However, even though I’m a native Arizonan, I’ll admit that I wasn’t always into history, and when my high school team traveled to the tiny town of Tombstone a million years ago, I didn’t realize its significance or the contributions the events of those days made to the cowboy stories that are so prevalent today. I’m happy to say that I now know better, and our recent trip gave me an even greater understanding of that time period in this part of the United States. I’m also happy to share a few pictures I took while there. First, we visited the courthouse, which has been turned into a museum. Then we walked down Allen Street and peeked inside The Bird Cage Theatre and Big Nose Kate’s Saloon. It was interesting to hear the story behind these places, but I have to say, I got an eerie feeling when the hostess pointed out the small cubicles where ladies of the night conducted business as well as the various bullet and knife holes in the walls of The Bird Cage. Living in Tombstone, even for the short time it was a boomtown, was no joke, as is evidenced by Boothill Cemetery, which we visited on our way out of town. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our day trip. Enjoy!

Wyatt Earp was a central figure in the story behind Tombstone. Here, a brief biography and display is shown in the courthouse museum.



















As you can hopefully tell from the photos I took with my old iPhone (sorry, I’m not a great photographer), Tombstone is a really interesting place! It truly epitomizes the Wild West. You may be wondering if I’m planning to write a story based on this town or any specific details that I learned from this trip. I don’t have anything in mind yet, but I did take lots more pictures of brief histories of the enterprising (in a good way) women who lived in town. One of them was even an attorney! As a writer, I like to let ideas percolate for a while, so who knows what might spring up from our visit? Maybe someday…
One Comment
Lori Dykes
Hi Julie! This was so interesting! I hope to visit one day but these pictures show a lot!!