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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPF_campbell-hatch-saloon-and-billiard-parlor_Tombstone-AZ.html
Bob Hatch and John Campbell opened a billiard parlor in 1880. Bob Hatch was a colorful character and an amateur thespian. It was said he kept a jar of frogs on the counter as their croaking helped him predict the weather. He followed the Earps to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPE_the-grand-hotel_Tombstone-AZ.html
In September of 1880 a new adobe structure, the Grand Hotel, opened for business. It boasted all the luxury and comfort that 1880 had to offer. It displayed Brussels carpets, a black walnut baluster, walnut furniture and rare oil paintings. John B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPD_cochise-county-bank_Tombstone-AZ.html
The first business in Tombstone was opened on this corner by J.B. Allen. In 1879 it was purchased by Phillip Smith who opened the Pioneer Store and an agency of the Pima County Bank within the store. When Cochise County was established, Smith chan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPC_can-can-restaurant_Tombstone-AZ.html
The Can Can Restaurant was established in 1879 by Quong Kee. It was one of Tombstone's best known restaurants. In 1886 it was purchased by John Henninger who turned it into a first class eating establishment. It had a number of proprietors until 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP6_tombstone-arizona_Tombstone-AZ.html
In 1877 prospector Ed Schieffelin searched for silver in Apache land. He was told he would only find his own tombstone. Schieffelin ignored the advice. The result was a strike worth at least forty million dollars. This brought not only miners a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM42_grand-army-of-the-republic-memorial_Tombstone-AZ.html
Dedicated May 30, 1887In Memory ofthe Comrades ofBurnside PostG.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIL5_edward-schieffelin_Tombstone-AZ.html
The son of a miner, Ed learned everything about prospecting from his father, except how to strike it rich! For twenty years, Ed prospected the west. He tried the "regular life," but after 18 months remarked: "No better off than I was prospecting, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIKZ_boothill-graveyard_Tombstone-AZ.html
This Tombstone Cemetery gives mute testimony to the hardships of Western frontier life. The people buried here were housewives, painted ladies, outlaws, gamblers, miners, business men and women, blacksmiths, cowboys and those "who died with their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIKX_veterans-pioneers-settlers_Tombstone-AZ.html
In Memory ofUnidentified VeteransPioneersSettlers
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIKT_st-pauls-episcopal-church_Tombstone-AZ.html
The First Protestant Church in Arizona Territory under the direction of Endicott Peabody who conducted the first services in this building on June 18, 1882. The structure is of hand formed adobe brick, stuccoed in 1970 to protect the adobe. The…
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