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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPO_bird-cage-theatre_Tombstone-AZ.html
This structure has beenrecorded by theHistoric AmericanBuildings Surveyof the United Stated Departmentof the Interior for itsarchives at the Library of Congress.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPN_the-oriental-saloon_Tombstone-AZ.html
The Oriental Saloon was opened in 1880 by Milton Joyce with the gaming concessions run by Lou Rickenbaugh. The Epitaph News described it as "the most elegantly furnished saloon this side of the Golden Gate". Wyatt Earp bought a share of the gaming…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWPG_owl-cafe-and-tourist-hotel_Tombstone-AZ.html
On December 28th of 1881 while crossing 5th St., Virgil Earp was ambushed and shot. Would be assassins hidden in a new building under construction opened fire with shotguns. Virgil was severely wounded. He survived, but lost the use of his left ar…
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/HMWPB_benson-pioneer-cemetery_Benson-AZ.html
This land was deeded to the City of Benson as a cemetery by the Pacific Improvement Company, the California based land company of the Southern Pacific Railroad, in March 1929.
Burial plots were sold to residents by the City of Benson and the ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWP7_benson-jail_Benson-AZ.html
These doors and windows were used to build a jail on the Northwest corner of Huachuca & 5th Street during April - May 1938. Needing jail material, Benson obtained approval to remove cell doors & windows from the no longer used jail in Courtland, A…
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…