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EXPERIENCE TOMBSTONE’S MOST HAUNTED GHOST TOUR

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die. Home of the infamous gunfight at the O.K.
Corral and two major fires, this old mining down has more secrets buried beneath
its wild west history.

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Join Tombstone Terrors as we uncover stories Tombstone’s turbulent past and real
hauntings experienced by residents and visitors.

Ghost Tour Meeting Location: Tours meet near the corner of 6th street and E
Allen St. Between the Birdcage Theater and T. Miller’s

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Ghost tours are held nightly, rain or shine!

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THE EXPERIENCES YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT




JACQUELINE BUTERA

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Really fun and informative tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a
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January 27, 2024

ADELINA MERRILL

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Skye was very detailed in her knowledge of the buildings that had EMF signals. I
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January 24, 2024

KATIE HARPER

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This was an awesome experience. Our tour guide Digger was very knowledgeable and
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January 23, 2024

NICK SNYDER

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Awesome tour and Danni was an outstanding tour guide. Would definitely recommend
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January 1, 2024

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OUR TOURS

Tours are available daily year-around from the afternoon to late at night. Some
are offered throughout the day based on season.

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8 PM

TOMBSTONE TERRORS: GHOSTS AND GUNSLINGERS OF THE WILD WEST

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TOMBSTONE’S FOUNDING: A METEORIC RISE AND FALL

Tombstone was once a bustling and rapidly growing city, larger than Los Angeles
in the early 1880s. This rapidly growing city rose to prominence from ample
opportunities from silver mining and the allure of a better life for those
traveling westward. Tombstone was thought to be the next great western city –
until a series of tragic events, murders, and the decline of the mining industry
left Tombstone as the quaint reminder of what life used to be in the infamous
wild west.

Tombstone was founded in 1877 by a prospector named Ed Schieffen on Goose Flats,
a mesa above a mine, only 15 years after the conclusion of the US Civil War, and
by 1880 was the largest silver mining and production town in Arizona. The city
had grown at an exponential rate, from 100 to over 14,000 in less than seven
years, and mining operations produced up to $85 million in silver bullion.
Businesses sprouted and prospered throughout Tombstone despite it’s isolated
desert location. The town boasted 110 saloons, 14 gambling centers, a bowling
alley, and many brothels, hotels, and dance halls.

But underneath the town’s growth and success, there was conflict. Tombstone was
a melting pot that attracted anti-slavery and pro-union Republicans and
Capitalists; who were at odds with confederate sympathizers and Democrats of the
time, who left the ravaged south for a new and better life – some, outside the
law. The most prominent of these outlaws were the Cowboys, most of whom
originated in Texas, and sold cattle they acquired by stealing from nearby
Sonora, Mexico; a practice known as “Rustling”. The Cowboy outlaws, including
the infamous Ike Clanton and Tom McLary, engaged in other forms of illegal
behavior. These outlaws were destined to meet civilization as law and order came
to the isolated corners of the west.


ENTER THE EARP BROTHERS & CONFLICT

In late 1879 and early 1880, the Earp brothers, staunch Republicans; Wyatt,
Virgil, Morgan; and Doc Holiday arrived in Tombstone. Some in the group became
involved with law enforcement, and eventually clashed with the Cowboys in what
would become the infamous blood feud between the groups, starting with the
gunfight on Freemont Street near the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. The
shootout started a violent clash for the soul of Tombstone, culminating in the
downfall of the Cowboys and introducing a period of law and order to Tombstone.

End of the Mining Boom: The Tragic Fires

Tombstone was beset by a series of three fires after its founding in 1881, 1882,
and 1886. The booming town did not enforce safe building practices or proper
fire protection. The first fire destroyed 66 businesses when a cigar in the
Arcade Saloon ignited a barrel of whiskey. The second fire destroyed over 100
businesses, including the Grand Hotel. The city did not have enough water to
combat the flames, so instead they demolished all buildings in the fire’s path
with dynamite. Damages topped $700,000 but the city started rebuilding
immediately.

Five years after Tombstone’s infamous shootout between the Earps and Cowboys,
the silver mining boom came to an abrupt end when the great fire erupted in
1886, destroying the specialized pumps necessary for mining operations.
Significant investment was made to build the pumps, which were needed as the
miners penetrated the water table two years earlier. The pumps provided the
water needed to support the mining operations, and this complex operation
converged into a single pumping plant and Grand Central hoist. The fire overcame
the town and destroyed the hoist and pumping station, leaving the mining
companies with an insurmountable expense to rebuild them. The mining companies
moved on due to this unprofitable situation, taking the miners with them, and
turning Tombstone into a ghost town almost overnight. By 1910, the city’s
population plummeted to 646.


HAUNTINGLY HISTORIC DESERT PAST

The Tombstone Terrors Ghost Tour will take you to locations frequented by both
the Cowboys and the Earp brothers, places of tragedy and loss, and suspense.
Each location you’ll visit on this tour has a story to tell, accompanied by
stories of hauntings experienced by real people to this day. Furniture that
moves on its own, doors which open and close with no explanation, water faucets
that turn on and off at will, the sounds of screams in the night, the feeling of
something grabbing your arm as you walk down Freemont street, a breath on the
back of your neck, or the apparition of a burn victim or gunshot victim are all
but a few of the things people experience here in Tombstone. We’d like to invite
you to join us on a ghost tour to hear a new side of Tombstone’s story, and
possibly to experience the hauntings for yourself!




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