A BRIEF HISTORY OF TOMBSTONE

Tombstone that I find real interesting, which was found by year of 1877. Person name was Ed Schiefflin ( Prospector). Ed was staying at the camp which called Huachuca (Wa-chu-ka) Apaches. Last time He goes out in the wilderness. Looking for the rocks as he collects. All while ingoring the warnings he has been. He received from the soldiers at the camp. All they say," Ed, the only stone you will find out there will be your tombstone." Ed did find his stone, All he find was silver, as remembering the words of warning He got from the Soldiers, He named his first mine (The Tombstone.)

Learn more about Ed Scieffelin, Here the link
http://www.tombstonetimes.com/stories/ed.html

It didn't take long for the word to spread about Ed's silver strike. The sooner prospectors, cowboys, homesteaders, lawyers, speculators, gunmen and business people flocked to the area in the droves. Year of 1879 the town site was laid out on the nearest level spot to the mines, known as that time as Goose Flats, Was appropriately named (Tombstone) after Ed's first mining claim.

Year mid of the 1880's The tombstone population had increased round 7,500.

This figures counted total only the white male registered voters that were over 21 years old in the ages. If you take into the account the women, children, chinese, mexicans, and many varicous,"Ladies of the evening" the estimates are that population between 15,000 and 20,000 people.

At its peak, it say to have been the fastest growing city between St.Louis and San Francisco. There were over one hundred saloons, numerous, restaurants, large red-light district, an even large chinese population, schools, churches, newspapers, and one of the first public swimming pools in the state of Arizona. which is used as today.

There was a few theaters in the town. Most famous of them being schieffelin hall, and the bird cage theatre. Schieffelin Hall was where the " Respectable" people in the town went for entertainment. It opened in June of the year 1881. Was built for the people of Tombstone by ED Schieffelin's Brother AL. It was the largest standing adobe structure in the southwest United States and built to be used as a theater, recital hall and the meeting place for Tombstone Citizens. Wyatt and Morgan Earp attened a performance there the evening that fact Morgan was killed by an assassin's bullet. Still in the use today by city goverment and civic groups.

The picture of the Schieffelin Hall

The Bird Cage Theatre is another story . It was a saloon, theater, gambling hall, and brothel. Legend has it that no self-respecting woman in town would even walk on the same side of the street as the Bird Cage Theatre. It opened its doors on during Christmas Day in year of 1881 and ran for 24 hours a seven days a week, 365 days a year until closing it doors in 1889.

In 1882, The New York Times reported that The Bird Cage Theatre is the wildest, wickedest night spot between Basin Street and the Barbary Coast. Evidence of this can be seen in the 140, supposed bullet holes that have been found in the walls and in the ceilings. The Bird Cage was named for the cage style crib compartments suspended from the cieling. It was in these Bird Cage that the " Ladies Of The Evening" enetertained their customm ers. That goes to the story where it were the inspiration for the song, She's Only A Bird In A Gilded Cage" which was quite popluar during early year of 1900's.

The picture of the Bird Cage Theatre

There is pretty much story about Tombstone and characters of person how it started lead to Wyatte Earp.

Here a link more reading about this which I read and share with you. And some links about Tombstone's Cemeteries.

http://www.tombstonetimes.com/stories/tears.html

Most Famous event in Tombstone's history was the famed Gunfight that I seen each about as will talk about part of Wyatte Earp.

Enjoy and With a love,

Edith Rose Mia Bortz

P.S

That is where I learned from these surprising history I researched , It really amazing how it begin with TOMBSTONE part I share you a link I found about.

http://www.tombstoneweb.com/history.html