Western Figure. In the late 1880s, Lester Moore worked as a Wells Fargo Station Agent in the Mexico-United States border town of Naco, Arizona. One day a man named Hank Dunstan arrived at the Wells Fargo station to pick up a package he was expecting. When Moore handed him a badly battered and mangled package, Dunstan became enraged over the condition of it and an argument ensued. The argument quickly became heated and both men reached for their guns. Moore was shot four times from Hank Dunstan's gun. Before Moore died, he managed to fire off one shot of his own, hitting Dunstan in the chest and Dunstan died from his injury. Lester Moore's body was transported to the nearby town of Tombstone, where he was buried in the Boothill Graveyard. There he became forever known for the epitaph inscribed on his headstone which read, "Here lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a .44, no Les, no more".
I just got back from a tour of Arizona which included the Painted desert and the Petrified Forest, The Giant Meteor Crater and The Grand Canyon but I have to say that the best part of the whole trip was the two days we spent in and around Tombstone. The history was enthralling and even though most of the buildings were rebuilds after the many fires it was still most interesting not only for me at 66 but also for my kids and grandkids who found it the best part of the trip too. Even though we tried to visit every location, after seeing a few tours like this one I can see we still missed a lot. Tombstone is a fascinating place.
In some ways it is kind of sad to think that the buildings in Tombstone aren't originals but they're still fairly old when you think about it. A great number of old towns can say the same though. It is a fascinating place though when you walk around and take in the context of the history there.
hi that piano was delivered to the Bird Cage by my great uncle,,,, he ran a mule train delivering mining equipment to Tombstone,,, i still have the original delivery invoice paper work,,,,, for that piano ,,,,by sea to California then across land from San Bernardino to Tombstone at the time of Wyatt Earp true Wild West,,,,,,,,Edwin J Thompson,,,,,,,,,,Ed
Thank you so much for making these videos. You bring back some really good memories. ❤My husband and I got married in the Tombstone Court house on November 26th, 1976. My family and I just revisited Tombstone this year, April 14th, 2024, to see the courthouse and the worlds largest rose bush in bloom. While touring the museum, we were fortunate to meet their great-great grandson Dan, who lives in San Antonio, Texas now. His cousins run the business now. He was visiting for the weekend. He allowed me to video him while he was telling us all about the history of his great-great grandparents coming to Tombstone in a covered wagon, his family and stories about the mine. It was an absolutely amazing experience. I wish I could share the videos with you someday. I'm so glad I found your channel ❤ Ty again!
You are right. Tombstone is awesome! Ive been there 3 times. One thing, and I dont know anymore than anyone else, but I was told that the shootout actually took place in the middle of what is now the highway that runs through Tombstone. There is a historical marker identifying the location next to the highway. In later years Wyatt Earp commented "what the hell did the OK Corral have to do with the shootout? Great place though full of history with the Bisber raid and the gallows in the courthouse yard.
Yeah, I have heard that the present day location isn't quite correct. Though old papers do make mention of the OK Corral or Tombstone Corral and there's one edition of the Tombstone Epitaph showing the location. But, of course, the place had so many fires (including C.S. Fly's studio) who can say how things were rebuilt over time.
Tombstone is a lot of fun but you are right. It is like being in the ghost town at Knotts or at Disneyland. You picked a great time to be there, every time we stop by there are tons of people around. Thanks for the tour.
Very accurate comparison in terms of ghost towns in the Southwest. Wouldn't be surprised to find churros hiding somewhere there. 😂 Usually when we go it's on the weekend and pretty crowded. I can think of plenty of times parking was a pain to find. This was filmed on a Friday so must have been before people headed out.
Glenn, I thoroughly enjoyed your video presentation. Very informative and I've seen many vids and docs over the years about the wild, wild West. I grew up in San Diego and driving into Arizona to hunt or visit or passing through to go east, I never once stopped in Tuscon, Dodge City, Tombstone, or the Grand canyon! Lol I'm 71 now, living in Idaho. I don't think I'll ever get the chance, unless it's for one of my best friend's funeral in Phoenix.. ( In case he goes before me) I always loved westerns and all that. The movies, tv shows like Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and the Wild Wild West. Our favorite flick of all time hands down is "Tombstone"!!! Val Kilmer IS Doc Holliday! Anyway, sorry for ramblin on. Thank you for a well done video. Especially loved the predawn lights. Excellent.
No need to apologize. We enjoy hearing from people. 😊 Tombstone is a favorite in our house. Rarely a week goes by that we're not quoting a line from it. 😅 So glad that you enjoyed our video!
My first trip to Tombstone was in 1974 for Helldorado Days. It was a wild time indeed. I stayed at the Huachuca Inn which is now the Sagebrush Inn. I was 22 years old and living in New Mexico at the time. I lived reading about the history of the western frontier since I was a kid.
@CactusAtlas if you're a 22 year old in party mode it was fun. As one who will be 72 this October I have no interest in going again during Helldorado Days. Unfortunately the basement wasn't open back then in the Birdcage and I haven't been back to Tombstone in 50 years. I'm thinking about moving to Tombstone or Sierra Vista now that I'm retired. Time to check out your other videos.
@CactusAtlas I definitely prefer peace and quiet. Things quieted down around one AM and it was very spooky walking back to the Huachuca Inn on a cool and windy October night. I truly felt like I was being watched by inhabitants who had long since died.
Thank you I found this very interesting, wish I could visit tombstone but unfortunately I live in the UK. But watching this was brilliant. Thank you sir !!
We are based out of Arizona and mainly cover the American Southwest as that's pretty much the area we can reach during brief time away from work. 😅 We visit a lot of scenic State & National parks, do a bit of hiking, some camping and plenty of Old West/ghost town type explorations. 👍
This is my second video of yours, and I am impressed by the extreme detail of your presentation, especially at the Birdcage Theatre. You showed a lot of details I have not seen before!!! Also, the Rosebush n Museum were new to me as well!! That Rosebush canopy was fantastic!!! Great video!!! Attaboy, Glen!!!!
Glad you enjoyed our video! The Rose Tree Museum is one of our favorites. In a town with a bunch of outwardly tourist things it is really a nice little tucked away gem. I edited a video on the place too (as well as narrated) about the history as well as our clipping we got.
Fantastic video, Glenn and Amy! My favorite part was the rose 🌳. I have many in my yard but they don't come close to being as large as the one in Tombstone. I'm going to have to get me a clipping.
Thank you! The Rose Tree Museum is ours too. We're getting adventurous in our yard and giving roses a try for a change of pace. Doubt we'll see any crazy growth but hopefully we can keep the Tombstone clipping alive. 😅 So far so good!
You should! It's a fun place to spend a day despite a lot of gift shops and places to eat. The courthouse is another stop worth checking out. We'll feature a bit on that in a future episode that is tied to some other history.
I’ve always enjoyed Tombstone. Easy trip from Tucson when people visit us. Been there a few times but never went into any paid museums. Have to try them next. I think the grenade was in the bottom right of your shot when you were talking about it. Happy Holidays.
Yeah, we noticed the grenade a little later when watching the footage. Could have sworn it was in a different place last time we went though. The courthouse is another really cool stop if you haven't been before. We hope you have a happy holiday season as well! 😄
I love Tombstone. I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the town when I first visited this year. I think the location of the gunfight and the walk the Earps/Holiday took down to the OK Corral remains a contested topic. When I was there, one of the Arizona Park Rangers told me they walked down Fremont Street to an alley behind Fly's and confronted the Cowboys there.
The CS Fly Building where you see the photo of Geronimo, was actually a boarding house. Big Nose Kate was looking thru the window you see in background, CS Fly's studio was the small building on the right.
Thank you the guided tour I've always wanted to visit Tombstone. But think I never will. The way you presented it was as if we were truly there in the 1800's.
Saw Tombstone a number of years ago...you got the touristy part right Glenn, but I took it all in and prolly won't go back...no need to...thanks for another great video!
The upper levels of the Birdcage is where the Soiled Doves worked. There are 2-3 rooms under the stage for them also. 1 was used by Sadie Jo, Wyatt Earps common law wife
HAHA! 😂 We had some previous comments here and there about our questioning the validity of the epitaphs and lives of those headstones before. Seems a shame not to know more about who these people were... or even if they were. 😄
@@CactusAtlas Yeah I hear you on that! Let the trolls come at me cause I'll call them out. If you want to question the creators on the validity of stuff like that you better come with facts and not opinion. If all you have is opinion, get your own channel!!
There is a new documentary on Netflix. Awesome….also I liked the birdcage tour. From what I believe it was built after the ok corral fight. The cemetery looks fascinating overlooking those hills. Is it walkable from the ok corral?
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For anyone interested in a "Tombstone Rose" bush I am happy to tell you that they were quite popular to grow in the 1970's here in Southern AZ. They are invasive as hell and will take over your space in no time at all. Got rid of mine back in the nineties. 😃
Just watched this for the first time and that hand grenade you mentioned is still there. It’s in the lower right hand side of the frame when you’re filming the cellar of the bird cage
If you like reading Tombstone history, There is a autobiography of and Tombstone sheriff if you remember in movie Billy Breakenridge, he was there during the shoot out as sheriff and life after that day. The book is called "Helldorado, law of the mesquite". Whole book is worth reading. His life from born Wisconsin, Colorado to Tombstone.
Not too bad at all. If you're looking for a 'subject' for a future movie, might I suggest the buildings themselves. Example? You walked past the Longhorn Restaurant. The outer wall looks like cut stone. That's metal - protecting an adobe wall. Look across the street at the Crystal Palace. Those 'bricks' are painted metal. Both these buildings were two storied. It was about 1904 when the city council decided to tax two storied building at a higher rate. Both buildings 'lost' their upper story in a hurry. The windows on the 5th street side? All attorneys. Tombstone was not just a mining town, it was the County Seat as well - lawyers were a dime a dozen. Walk on up to the Epitaph newspaper office and take a look at the northern wall - that's what happens to unprotected adobe. If you look north across Freemont - the San Jose House - was the first adobe building in Tombstone, still in use today. Walk into Doc Holliday's Saloon and go to the rear - and get the inside view of an adobe wall. The building at First and Fremont (south-east corner), if you can get a view of the west facing windows - mostly original glass - wavy - pre-"float glass". Look for some of the older residences - note the electrical conduits on the outside of the buildings. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Oh we've definitely had the history of buildings in older towns on our back burner for a while. Takes time to research so never the quickest videos to produce unfortunately. Thanks for the info. 😄
I would love to visit one day. I could be mistaken, but didnt the whole town burn to the ground and the buildings there are rebuilt? A new Doc on Netflix claims it was burnt to the ground possibly by Ike Clanton. Apparently the only thing left standing was the O.K. Corral sign after the fire.
There have been a number of fires in Tombstone over time - two notable ones occurring in the early 1880s. I still haven't gotten around to seeing that documentary! Hopefully I'll have some time soon. Would you say it is worth watching?
The hand grenade you was talking about is still is still in the celler under the theater.its at 14:49/14:50 toward the right bottom hand side.It is laying up against whatever that piece of metal is thats shapped in like the letter H and has a wire circlingit Lol.I wonder if it is real 🤔🤣
Native of Arizona here, and Tombstone is an AWFUL tourist trap. The people hawking their wares will flat out lie through their teeth about the stuff they are selling. For instance, one old woman tried to say the rail spikes they were selling are collected by a local who goes out into the nearby desert and hills to pull them out of the long abandoned old rail lines. These were clearly brand new spikes which had never been driven by a sledgehammer, let alone sat in the ground for nearly 160 years. LOL. Additionally, anyone who's lived here going back prior to 1970 know from personal experience that everything of any historical significance from the old days (statewide)was stripped away by locals for reuse, or "treasure hunting" DECADES ago. Thus, most everything of any value that isn't a permanent structure was long gone by 1970. Perfect example is the Birdcage Theater - EVERYTHING within the Birdcage was purchased and placed there for display and passed off as local-sourced, original antiques and it is all a bunch of B.S. They claim the playing cards and money on the tables in the basement are exactly how they were left when the place closed in 1894. This is a bunch of malarky, as no gambler is going to leave their money behind. Further, packrats and / or termites would have eaten those playing cards within a decade. 😂
If there was still a building there where you are pointing from at the gunfight site the tight area would show it to be even more claustrophobic. Nervousness and blackpowder smoke caused a lot of missed shots.
Why did you say "I keep turning around looking for ghosts on the stage in the bird cage theater"? My wife saw one on the wall you were looking at as you said that.
They did ground penetrating radar to find locations of the bodies. Then along with records, they were able to locate the graves of most of the famous people.
Next time visit the Racetrack, the swimming pool, The San Jose House and Crabtree Livery Stable, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, lawman Jeff Milton's house.
New to the channel and really enjoyed the video 👍 Birdcage is chalked full of spirits. Had some strange stuff happen during the ghost tours, even got something on camera, I would like a skeptics opinion if Ya tell me where to email. Oh yeah, gotta do the mine tour if Ya haven't.
You know... as many times as we've been there, that mine tour is still one we've not done. The one in Bisbee is pretty cool. So you'd recommend the Tombstone one?
@CactusAtlas Yup absolutely, I believe it's the Toughnut mine that goes under the town, at one point during the tour they'll illuminate the walls with a black light which makes the old candle wax from the 1880s glow. Definitely worth checking out 👍
Ah you nailed it, the whole town burned down, so a lot of this is rebuilt. Another fun fact, that is not the actual site of the gunfight, it happened outside the walls on the streets, I believe it was Fremont street and 3rd street (unless the trolly guy was just trying to give us an oooo ahhh moment) Everyone is kinda their own business down there trying to get a piece of the action by making claims that nobody can really verify.
It is quite hard to filter out fact from fiction when it comes to any old town sometimes. Just gotta dig around a bit and heck... even then it's sometimes hard! 😅
Was there 4 years ago, and honestly, while there's definitely a touristy vibe, I didn't think it was nearly as touristy as other places I've been (I'm looking at you, Gatlinburg and Myrtle Beach).
Totally agree! There's certainly some older towns out there that have a thriving and touristy vibe. Compared to other "ghost towns" that we have visited, however, the comparison is night and day. But hey.. if it helps the town and sparks an interest in history it's hard to really complain. 😄
Oh, for sure! The courthouse, honestly, might be my favorite out of any. We filmed a bit inside during this same trip but for a different video about the Bisbee Massacre.
I'm new to your channel and have been binge watching! I'll take a look at the Bisbee one. Grew up in Tempe but haven't been "home" since '96. Heading out May 1st-12th for a possibly last big vacay of the state, top to bottom, revisiting some places, exploring new places, reconnecting to a place that calls to me. Throwing in Shiprock while we're at it, cuz, well, Canyon de Chelly is a have to for me. Thanks for the enlightening videos!
Looks like our kind of place! Typically we shy away from filming in museums (or group tours in other places) as we don't want to disturb or disrupt the experience of other guests so sometimes filming takes forever trying to work around others, but we might have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊👍
@@CactusAtlas they have a great history of the movie industry, a “hanging museum” of all the people hung at the prison, a list of the last meals of all who have died in the prison, etc. great info on the mining in the area. Info on a woman that was a union spy. It’s small but really informative and fun.
The Lester Moore headstone is for a joke. I was in a cemetery in Colorado several years ago and there’s a head stone that says the same thing. It’s funny though.
@@CactusAtlas Totally understand that.... I have gathered information from Dr. Jay about the gunfight.... He adds a whole actual level to why and how it happemed.... to include that the Earps were northern republicans in a southern democrat community..... Facts 100 years later become altered.
Those mechanical dolls doing the reenactment are horrible. Rather them take fence down and get rid of the dolls. Also, it looked like they had too many of the cowboys with guns, only 2 had guns on them according to the coroners inquest.
Why would anyone knock tombstone amazing place…. Very haunted can’t go there without constant interaction with spirits …..so many and not all from 1881.
When I went in the birdcage theater they said everything in here is original. I said how about that plexiglass display case is that original? They then told me to get the F out !
Jeb old son what if you were the owner of the Birdcage theater and someone said that to you" the owner has put a lot of time and effort into restoring the artefact which is no mean task,,,,, so you well asked to be told to f off you were taking the piss mate
Correct. If you dig a little deeper, one will find plenty of inconsistencies with Boot Hill. My guess is that many people use the term interchangeably (even Tombstone's Chamber of Commerce does) so it helps with SEO. Can't say we didn't keep that in mind as well. 😉
Western Figure. In the late 1880s, Lester Moore worked as a Wells Fargo Station Agent in the Mexico-United States border town of Naco, Arizona. One day a man named Hank Dunstan arrived at the Wells Fargo station to pick up a package he was expecting. When Moore handed him a badly battered and mangled package, Dunstan became enraged over the condition of it and an argument ensued. The argument quickly became heated and both men reached for their guns. Moore was shot four times from Hank Dunstan's gun. Before Moore died, he managed to fire off one shot of his own, hitting Dunstan in the chest and Dunstan died from his injury. Lester Moore's body was transported to the nearby town of Tombstone, where he was buried in the Boothill Graveyard. There he became forever known for the epitaph inscribed on his headstone which read, "Here lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a .44, no Les, no more".
So greatful it's a "tourist trap". The town would've been bulldozed years ago. Thanks to everyone in Tombstone for keeping the place alive!
I just got back from a tour of Arizona which included the Painted desert and the Petrified Forest, The Giant Meteor Crater and The Grand Canyon but I have to say that the best part of the whole trip was the two days we spent in and around Tombstone. The history was enthralling and even though most of the buildings were rebuilds after the many fires it was still most interesting not only for me at 66 but also for my kids and grandkids who found it the best part of the trip too. Even though we tried to visit every location, after seeing a few tours like this one I can see we still missed a lot. Tombstone is a fascinating place.
In some ways it is kind of sad to think that the buildings in Tombstone aren't originals but they're still fairly old when you think about it. A great number of old towns can say the same though. It is a fascinating place though when you walk around and take in the context of the history there.
@@CactusAtlas Im thinking the graveyard is original.
hi that piano was delivered to the Bird Cage by my great uncle,,,, he ran a mule train delivering mining equipment to Tombstone,,, i still have the original delivery invoice paper work,,,,, for that piano ,,,,by sea to California then across land from San Bernardino to Tombstone at the time of Wyatt Earp
true Wild West,,,,,,,,Edwin J Thompson,,,,,,,,,,Ed
Cool
😎 a copy of the invoice should be in the museum. Js
That's pretty neat
Thank you so much for making these videos. You bring back some really good memories. ❤My husband and I got married in the Tombstone Court house on November 26th, 1976. My family and I just revisited Tombstone this year, April 14th, 2024, to see the courthouse and
the worlds largest rose bush in bloom. While touring the museum, we were fortunate to meet their great-great grandson Dan, who lives in San Antonio, Texas now. His cousins run the business now. He was visiting for the weekend. He allowed me to video him while he was telling us all about the history of his great-great grandparents coming to Tombstone in a covered wagon, his family and stories about the mine. It was an absolutely amazing experience. I wish I could
share the videos with you someday. I'm so glad I found your channel ❤ Ty again!
That's so awesome! What a wonderful connection you have to Tombstone, it seems! 😊
You are right. Tombstone is awesome! Ive been there 3 times. One thing, and I dont know anymore than anyone else, but I was told that the shootout actually took place in the middle of what is now the highway that runs through Tombstone. There is a historical marker identifying the location next to the highway. In later years Wyatt Earp commented "what the hell did the OK Corral have to do with the shootout? Great place though full of history with the Bisber raid and the gallows in the courthouse yard.
Yeah, I have heard that the present day location isn't quite correct. Though old papers do make mention of the OK Corral or Tombstone Corral and there's one edition of the Tombstone Epitaph showing the location. But, of course, the place had so many fires (including C.S. Fly's studio) who can say how things were rebuilt over time.
Tombstone is a lot of fun but you are right. It is like being in the ghost town at Knotts or at Disneyland. You picked a great time to be there, every time we stop by there are tons of people around. Thanks for the tour.
Very accurate comparison in terms of ghost towns in the Southwest. Wouldn't be surprised to find churros hiding somewhere there. 😂 Usually when we go it's on the weekend and pretty crowded. I can think of plenty of times parking was a pain to find. This was filmed on a Friday so must have been before people headed out.
Super fun! Looks like an amazing place to explore. Thanks for the great tour!!
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching. 😄
Thank you for the tour😊
Anytime!
Glenn, I thoroughly enjoyed your video presentation. Very informative and I've seen many vids and docs over the years about the wild, wild West. I grew up in San Diego and driving into Arizona to hunt or visit or passing through to go east, I never once stopped in Tuscon, Dodge City, Tombstone, or the Grand canyon! Lol I'm 71 now, living in Idaho. I don't think I'll ever get the chance, unless it's for one of my best friend's funeral in Phoenix.. ( In case he goes before me) I always loved westerns and all that. The movies, tv shows like Rawhide, Gunsmoke, and the Wild Wild West. Our favorite flick of all time hands down is "Tombstone"!!! Val Kilmer IS Doc Holliday! Anyway, sorry for ramblin on. Thank you for a well done video. Especially loved the predawn lights. Excellent.
No need to apologize. We enjoy hearing from people. 😊 Tombstone is a favorite in our house. Rarely a week goes by that we're not quoting a line from it. 😅 So glad that you enjoyed our video!
I'm your huckleberry. Lol Happy Trails to you and your beautiful wife...wherever y'all may roam. God bless 🙏✝️☮️
My first trip to Tombstone was in 1974 for Helldorado Days. It was a wild time indeed. I stayed at the Huachuca Inn which is now the Sagebrush Inn. I was 22 years old and living in New Mexico at the time. I lived reading about the history of the western frontier since I was a kid.
We've still never made it out to Helldorado. Just the crowd... 😅 I imagine it's fun though!
@CactusAtlas if you're a 22 year old in party mode it was fun. As one who will be 72 this October I have no interest in going again during Helldorado Days. Unfortunately the basement wasn't open back then in the Birdcage and I haven't been back to Tombstone in 50 years. I'm thinking about moving to Tombstone or Sierra Vista now that I'm retired. Time to check out your other videos.
Our 22 year old days are long past so likely one of the reasons we never went. 😂
@CactusAtlas I definitely prefer peace and quiet. Things quieted down around one AM and it was very spooky walking back to the Huachuca Inn on a cool and windy October night. I truly felt like I was being watched by inhabitants who had long since died.
This looks like such a fun place! The rose bush is spectacular!!! I don’t believe Ive ever been here! Thanks for sharing!!
Isn't that rose tree unreal? Hopefully ours will grow as strongly. Maybe not as big but I doubt we'll have to worry about that in our lifetime. 😂
Thank you I found this very interesting, wish I could visit tombstone but unfortunately I live in the UK. But watching this was brilliant. Thank you sir !!
Glenn and I are both glad you enjoyed it! 😊
@@CactusAtlas do you go to other location's in your country, as I find your history fascinating.
We are based out of Arizona and mainly cover the American Southwest as that's pretty much the area we can reach during brief time away from work. 😅 We visit a lot of scenic State & National parks, do a bit of hiking, some camping and plenty of Old West/ghost town type explorations. 👍
@@CactusAtlas well if you ever come across a ghost make sure you have it on film would love to see that . Have a great day ☺️.
These are great videos!
Glad you like them! Thank you so much! 😄
This is my second video of yours, and I am impressed by the extreme detail of your presentation, especially at the Birdcage Theatre. You showed a lot of details I have not seen before!!! Also, the Rosebush n Museum were new to me as well!! That Rosebush canopy was fantastic!!! Great video!!! Attaboy, Glen!!!!
Glad you enjoyed our video! The Rose Tree Museum is one of our favorites. In a town with a bunch of outwardly tourist things it is really a nice little tucked away gem. I edited a video on the place too (as well as narrated) about the history as well as our clipping we got.
Fantastic video, Glenn and Amy! My favorite part was the rose 🌳. I have many in my yard but they don't come close to being as large as the one in Tombstone. I'm going to have to get me a clipping.
Thank you! The Rose Tree Museum is ours too. We're getting adventurous in our yard and giving roses a try for a change of pace. Doubt we'll see any crazy growth but hopefully we can keep the Tombstone clipping alive. 😅 So far so good!
Awesome views of tombstone 🤠 I would like to checkout this tourist trap 😃👍
You should! It's a fun place to spend a day despite a lot of gift shops and places to eat. The courthouse is another stop worth checking out. We'll feature a bit on that in a future episode that is tied to some other history.
going this weekend thanks for the awesome vid
Hope you enjoyed your time. ☺️
Most entertaining and interesting very well done 👏
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
By the way . . . the grenade was still there , slightly to the right and near the opening you were looking into the cellar.
Terrific tour Glenn!
Thank you! 👍
Thank you for this great video I'm hoping to get out to tombstone az sometime always been fascinated with old west history
Both of us are as well. Glad you enjoyed our video, thank you so much for stopping by! 😄
Thanks for uploading this video
It's our pleasure! 😄
I’ve always enjoyed Tombstone. Easy trip from Tucson when people visit us. Been there a few times but never went into any paid museums. Have to try them next. I think the grenade was in the bottom right of your shot when you were talking about it. Happy Holidays.
Yeah, we noticed the grenade a little later when watching the footage. Could have sworn it was in a different place last time we went though. The courthouse is another really cool stop if you haven't been before. We hope you have a happy holiday season as well! 😄
I love Tombstone. I was overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the town when I first visited this year. I think the location of the gunfight and the walk the Earps/Holiday took down to the OK Corral remains a contested topic. When I was there, one of the Arizona Park Rangers told me they walked down Fremont Street to an alley behind Fly's and confronted the Cowboys there.
Depending on the crowds or events going on, it can be overwhelming for sure. And I have heard similarly about the walk/shoot out.
The CS Fly Building where you see the photo of Geronimo, was actually a boarding house. Big Nose Kate was looking thru the window you see in background, CS Fly's studio was the small building on the right.
We will have to go back to Tombstone to visit again. The Birdcage Theater was one of our favorite locations as well.
Yup. Loads of really awesome places to visit in Tombstone. We especially liked the old courthouse when we went once.
Thank you the guided tour I've always wanted to visit Tombstone. But think I never will. The way you presented it was as if we were truly there in the 1800's.
Thank you! Very happy to bring the town to you. 😊
Saw Tombstone a number of years ago...you got the touristy part right Glenn, but I took it all in and prolly won't go back...no need to...thanks for another great video!
Thanks so much!
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The upper levels of the Birdcage is where the Soiled Doves worked. There are 2-3 rooms under the stage for them also. 1 was used by Sadie Jo, Wyatt Earps common law wife
Was Born there! Love to see the History of Ft. Huachuca! Lived there. It's a Army base.
Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
The time to visit here is on Memorial day. Lots if fun, lots to enjoy.
Don't you dare look into those headstones or I will hate your guts...LOL Tombstone is definitely one of the gems of the southwest!
HAHA! 😂 We had some previous comments here and there about our questioning the validity of the epitaphs and lives of those headstones before. Seems a shame not to know more about who these people were... or even if they were. 😄
@@CactusAtlas Yeah I hear you on that! Let the trolls come at me cause I'll call them out. If you want to question the creators on the validity of stuff like that you better come with facts and not opinion. If all you have is opinion, get your own channel!!
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Yeah it does remind me of a ghost town, lol. I’ve been there a few times never thought about filming it! Nice video!
Thank you so much! 😊
14:49 The hand grenade was still there hiding on the bottom right between some junk lol.
There is a lot of difference since I was there. Maybe 30 years ago. I had a hell of a time getting my boys out of the Birdcage they were in their 20’s
I can only imagine the changes over the years. 😊
There is a new documentary on Netflix. Awesome….also I liked the birdcage tour. From what I believe it was built after the ok corral fight. The cemetery looks fascinating overlooking those hills. Is it walkable from the ok corral?
Hmm. It's walkable, but easier to drive. Google says about 0.6 miles from one another.
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For anyone interested in a "Tombstone Rose" bush I am happy to tell you that they were quite popular to grow in the 1970's here in Southern AZ. They are invasive as hell and will take over your space in no time at all. Got rid of mine back in the nineties. 😃
Hahah! Not a lie. Ours grew QUITE quickly but it is still doing good and we're still enjoying it. 😊
Just watched this for the first time and that hand grenade you mentioned is still there. It’s in the lower right hand side of the frame when you’re filming the cellar of the bird cage
If you like reading Tombstone history, There is a autobiography of and Tombstone sheriff if you remember in movie Billy Breakenridge, he was there during the shoot out as sheriff and life after that day. The book is called "Helldorado, law of the mesquite". Whole book is worth reading. His life from born Wisconsin, Colorado to Tombstone.
Appreciate the recommendation! 👍
@@CactusAtlas Welcome, glad to do it.
I am looking to partake in tombstone tourism. Currently searching for a hotel in the area. Any recommendations?
Unfortunately, I can't make any recommendations as Tombstone is generally a day trip for us. Sorry about that. 😞
Not too bad at all. If you're looking for a 'subject' for a future movie, might I suggest the buildings themselves. Example? You walked past the Longhorn Restaurant. The outer wall looks like cut stone. That's metal - protecting an adobe wall. Look across the street at the Crystal Palace. Those 'bricks' are painted metal. Both these buildings were two storied. It was about 1904 when the city council decided to tax two storied building at a higher rate. Both buildings 'lost' their upper story in a hurry. The windows on the 5th street side? All attorneys. Tombstone was not just a mining town, it was the County Seat as well - lawyers were a dime a dozen.
Walk on up to the Epitaph newspaper office and take a look at the northern wall - that's what happens to unprotected adobe. If you look north across Freemont - the San Jose House - was the first adobe building in Tombstone, still in use today. Walk into Doc Holliday's Saloon and go to the rear - and get the inside view of an adobe wall.
The building at First and Fremont (south-east corner), if you can get a view of the west facing windows - mostly original glass - wavy - pre-"float glass". Look for some of the older residences - note the electrical conduits on the outside of the buildings. I could go on, but you get the idea.
Oh we've definitely had the history of buildings in older towns on our back burner for a while. Takes time to research so never the quickest videos to produce unfortunately. Thanks for the info. 😄
I would love to visit one day. I could be mistaken, but didnt the whole town burn to the ground and the buildings there are rebuilt? A new Doc on Netflix claims it was burnt to the ground possibly by Ike Clanton. Apparently the only thing left standing was the O.K. Corral sign after the fire.
There have been a number of fires in Tombstone over time - two notable ones occurring in the early 1880s. I still haven't gotten around to seeing that documentary! Hopefully I'll have some time soon. Would you say it is worth watching?
The hand grenade you was talking about is still is still in the celler under the theater.its at 14:49/14:50 toward the right bottom hand side.It is laying up against whatever that piece of metal is thats shapped in like the letter H and has a wire circlingit Lol.I wonder if it is real 🤔🤣
Native of Arizona here, and Tombstone is an AWFUL tourist trap. The people hawking their wares will flat out lie through their teeth about the stuff they are selling.
For instance, one old woman tried to say the rail spikes they were selling are collected by a local who goes out into the nearby desert and hills to pull them out of the long abandoned old rail lines. These were clearly brand new spikes which had never been driven by a sledgehammer, let alone sat in the ground for nearly 160 years. LOL.
Additionally, anyone who's lived here going back prior to 1970 know from personal experience that everything of any historical significance from the old days (statewide)was stripped away by locals for reuse, or "treasure hunting" DECADES ago. Thus, most everything of any value that isn't a permanent structure was long gone by 1970.
Perfect example is the Birdcage Theater - EVERYTHING within the Birdcage was purchased and placed there for display and passed off as local-sourced, original antiques and it is all a bunch of B.S. They claim the playing cards and money on the tables in the basement are exactly how they were left when the place closed in 1894. This is a bunch of malarky, as no gambler is going to leave their money behind. Further, packrats and / or termites would have eaten those playing cards within a decade. 😂
If there was still a building there where you are pointing from at the gunfight site the tight area would show it to be even more claustrophobic. Nervousness and blackpowder smoke caused a lot of missed shots.
Why did you say "I keep turning around looking for ghosts on the stage in the bird cage theater"? My wife saw one on the wall you were looking at as you said that.
They did ground penetrating radar to find locations of the bodies. Then along with records, they were able to locate the graves of most of the famous people.
Next time visit the Racetrack, the swimming pool, The San Jose House and Crabtree Livery Stable, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, lawman Jeff Milton's house.
New to the channel and really enjoyed the video 👍 Birdcage is chalked full of spirits. Had some strange stuff happen during the ghost tours, even got something on camera, I would like a skeptics opinion if Ya tell me where to email. Oh yeah, gotta do the mine tour if Ya haven't.
You know... as many times as we've been there, that mine tour is still one we've not done. The one in Bisbee is pretty cool. So you'd recommend the Tombstone one?
@CactusAtlas Yup absolutely, I believe it's the Toughnut mine that goes under the town, at one point during the tour they'll illuminate the walls with a black light which makes the old candle wax from the 1880s glow. Definitely worth checking out 👍
Ah you nailed it, the whole town burned down, so a lot of this is rebuilt. Another fun fact, that is not the actual site of the gunfight, it happened outside the walls on the streets, I believe it was Fremont street and 3rd street (unless the trolly guy was just trying to give us an oooo ahhh moment)
Everyone is kinda their own business down there trying to get a piece of the action by making claims that nobody can really verify.
It is quite hard to filter out fact from fiction when it comes to any old town sometimes. Just gotta dig around a bit and heck... even then it's sometimes hard! 😅
Jerry Skinner on UA-cam gives really interesting tour of Tombstone, points out the rral places, with checking out.
Should be real places, worth checking out. The result of pressing reply without checking. 😂
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Was there 4 years ago, and honestly, while there's definitely a touristy vibe, I didn't think it was nearly as touristy as other places I've been (I'm looking at you, Gatlinburg and Myrtle Beach).
Totally agree! There's certainly some older towns out there that have a thriving and touristy vibe. Compared to other "ghost towns" that we have visited, however, the comparison is night and day. But hey.. if it helps the town and sparks an interest in history it's hard to really complain. 😄
The courthouse is a nice place to visit also.
Oh, for sure! The courthouse, honestly, might be my favorite out of any. We filmed a bit inside during this same trip but for a different video about the Bisbee Massacre.
I'm new to your channel and have been binge watching! I'll take a look at the Bisbee one. Grew up in Tempe but haven't been "home" since '96. Heading out May 1st-12th for a possibly last big vacay of the state, top to bottom, revisiting some places, exploring new places, reconnecting to a place that calls to me. Throwing in Shiprock while we're at it, cuz, well, Canyon de Chelly is a have to for me. Thanks for the enlightening videos!
You need to go check out the Pinal County museum. It’s quite interesting. A great piece of Az history.
Looks like our kind of place! Typically we shy away from filming in museums (or group tours in other places) as we don't want to disturb or disrupt the experience of other guests so sometimes filming takes forever trying to work around others, but we might have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion! 😊👍
@@CactusAtlas they have a great history of the movie industry, a “hanging museum” of all the people hung at the prison, a list of the last meals of all who have died in the prison, etc. great info on the mining in the area. Info on a woman that was a union spy. It’s small but really informative and fun.
Sounds great! It's officially on our list! Thanks again!
The rose tree inn also has a good mining section, without the mines Tombstone would not exist....
Grenade was still there. Bottom right of the screen on your video
Back in the 90s, you could walk OK Corral for free.
You still can
You can see some beautiful bonsai that Thomas Jefferson grew that you can see at Monticello!!
you can see the hand grenade on the lower right corner of the screen at 14:48
Bird Cage is original. Still has gun shot holes in the walls
“Dig deep” @ Boot Hill to learn more...lol
I love Tombstone even though it is a tourist trap. Hope to go back
There's lots of gems tucked away in the town, too. The courthouse is a great place with history. 👍
If Geronimo were able to jump out of a plane back then, I wonder if he would have yelled "me" on the way down
Haha! One to ponder for the ages. 😂🤣
Did yhey wear those heavy coats in the hot weather?
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The grenade was in the lower right corner.
It is a good book (soiled doves)!!
I wish Nellie Cashmans was still open!!
The Lester Moore headstone is for a joke. I was in a cemetery in Colorado several years ago and there’s a head stone that says the same thing. It’s funny though.
No way! Didn't know about that one. 😂
They didnt move like that when I was there in 1981.
What about big nose Kate saloon? So cool in there too
Not the easiest place to film in. 😅
I saw the hangernade
Saw the grenade
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If it were an actual tombstone from the era, the Lester Moore tombstone would have read "4 balls from a .44", not 4 slugs.
Spurs at the end would’ve added to the aveance 😂
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25 years ago you could walk uo to the animatronics
No horses?
Lester Moore was real.... He was shot in a dispute over a mangled package..... He worked for wells fargo.
Yup. That is how the story goes. We're merely seeking actual proof that this is fact. 😉
@@CactusAtlas Totally understand that.... I have gathered information from Dr. Jay about the gunfight.... He adds a whole actual level to why and how it happemed.... to include that the Earps were northern republicans in a southern democrat community..... Facts 100 years later become altered.
97% of gunfights occur within 7 yards most occur within 3 yards….
Man, I watched the whole video, pretty good but c’mon, a 26 min video and no mention of big nose Kate’s Saloon?
Haha! Yeaaaah. We know. Though we've poked our heads in here and there, it's just not really our thing compared to other places. 😅
Ike Clanton burned down Tombstone in 1882. That was rebuilt.
Those mechanical dolls doing the reenactment are horrible. Rather them take fence down and get rid of the dolls. Also, it looked like they had too many of the cowboys with guns, only 2 had guns on them according to the coroners inquest.
How about the smell of cigars , pipes.. sign everywhere No smoking “ yet you smell it clearly!!
I believe those are real epitaphs
Not genuine walls or buildings.
Was there in ‘75 and most of what’s there is newer than that.
Why would anyone knock tombstone amazing place…. Very haunted can’t go there without constant interaction with spirits …..so many and not all from 1881.
When I went in the birdcage theater they said everything in here is original. I said how about that plexiglass display case is that original? They then told me to get the F out !
Jeb old son what if you were the owner of the Birdcage theater and someone said that to you" the owner has put a lot of time and effort into restoring the artefact
which is no mean task,,,,,
so you well asked to be told to f off you were taking the piss mate
Of course it's "touristy" it's made to "teach" us tourists. Lol
You need to remember not everyone walked around saying huckleberry
A grave yard should be in a church grounds a cemetery doesn't have a church.
Correct. If you dig a little deeper, one will find plenty of inconsistencies with Boot Hill. My guess is that many people use the term interchangeably (even Tombstone's Chamber of Commerce does) so it helps with SEO. Can't say we didn't keep that in mind as well. 😉
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