Tombstone

See America

English - March 17, 2021 02:53 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 222 ratings
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The world's most famous gunfight didn't happen where you think it did, and it only lasted for 30 seconds. But the spat between the lawmen Earps and Cowboy Clantons is one of the most enduring legends of America. And really, how long does a gunfight need to last? The town it happened in is one of the few places you can truly step back in time and be there, much as it was, at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881.

This week, one of the last boomtowns in the American Frontier, Tombstone, Arizona.