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The O.K. Corral, 40-Rod Whiskey and Geronimo

by | Oct 28, 2021 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

I live and work in Tombstone. I was asked by a visitor, ”What is the cultural significance of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral—other than everyone seems to know about it?” What would you tell them?  Amy O’Shaughnessy (Tombstone, Arizona) The meeting of the two factions near the O.K. Corral was to settle an issue of control. Did the citizens of Tombstone and Cochise County want to follow the rule of law or did they prefer a laissez-faire or “hands off” style of government? Some of t


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