THE EARP HOUSE IN TOMBSTONE
One of the most legendary names in the history of the American West is that of the Earps. These brothers, of whom Wyatt is the best known, lived for a time in the tiny town of Tombstone, in what was then Arizona Territory.
Surviving today is the simple, 14 x 27 foot house, now restored, The Earp House and Gallery, which gives an idea of how small indeed were the first homes of settlers in the West. It is filled with memorabilia about Wyatt’s personal life as well as the events at the O.K. Corral, site of the infamous “Gunfight At the O.K. Corral” , now a part of Western myth and legend.
A sculpture of Earp stands near the little house, and not too far (nothing is “too far” in this little town, population today of about 1,500 people.) from a small section of old houses which seem to be in the process of being restored also.
This is the edge of town, and here I found some wonderful opportunities for images.
Directly in front of these weathered houses is a structure common to farms and ranches across the country, the windmill. This glorious old windmill has an ornament that speaks of the history of its location!
Tombstone’s Cowboy Church seems to provide entertainment along with spiritual comfort.
Very near here is a wonderful rusty iron “gate” marking the entrance or departure one takes to get back onto the highway out of town. And very near this, an old wagon contrasts with the sleek whiteness of a modern 21st Century vehicle heading down the road out of town.
But there is one more amazing place to visit before heading out for Bisbee~the famous resting place for not only gunfighters but others who all too often met untimely ends and now lay beneath the rockpiles of Boot Hill.
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