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Mattie Earp (aka Celia Ann Blaylock) As mentioned elsewhere on this site, I’m trying to put together a travel guide for those who want to visit key places related to the famous Tombstone gunfight. A large portion of this book so far is made up of the final resting places of those involved. Somewhat easy, you . . . → Read More: Strike Two: The Search for Hard-to-Find Graves
Wyatt Earp Days For better or worse, I live in California, not Arizona. But my “day job” involves a good deal of travel, so I usually visit Tombstone when my job requires me to go to Arizona. I was fortunate to be working in Tucson this last Memorial Day weekend and had time to take in . . . → Read More: Wyatt Earp Days 2010 My fascination with the famous gunfight in Tombstone did not begin with a book or western movie…it began with an episode of Star Trek, of all things. In the original series episode titled “Spectre of the Gun”, the crew of the Enterprise encounters (of course) a strange alien species that doesn’t take kindly to Kirk and . . . → Read More: Of Tribbles & Tombstone: The Star Trek/OK Corral Connection Several bloggers and would-be historians have stated as gospel that Wells Spicer was born in the same town as Wyatt Earp and was either cousin to the Earp brothers or related by marriage. Juicy stuff, seeing that Spicer was the justice of the peace that presided over the preliminary trial that would determine if the three . . . → Read More: Dispelling Tombstone Myth #241: The Wells Spicer/Earp Family Connection |
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