In 1886, the citizens of Cochise County elected John Slaughter sheriff, the office he would hold for two terms. He could have stayed on but felt...

In 1886, the citizens of Cochise County elected John Slaughter sheriff, the office he would hold for two terms. He could have stayed on but felt...
C.S. Fly’s brief career as a lawman makes a sorry tale. In 1894, C.S. “Buck” Fly decided to take on a new challenge. The famed Tombstone...
John Behan testifies in the OK Corral hearing. November 2, 1881. Cochise County Sheriff John Behan takes the stand in the OK Corral preliminary...
They began to have seepage in the mines in the early 1880s. During the mid-1880s the mines penetrated the water table and the companies invested in...
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...
Sherm McMaster was one of the more interesting characters in the Cochise County War. He was born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1853. Not much is known...
Locations of the offices and jails in Tombstone before the completion of the county court house and city hall in 1882 are difficult to pin...
Burt Alvord seemed headed down the righteous path in Tombstone and Cochise County. In 1886, at age 19, he was hired as a deputy sheriff by John...
History is not always kind to people. Take Billy Breakenridge, a Cochise County deputy under John Behan during Tombstone’s troubled times. Movies...
John Rockfellow was a big figure in Tombstone’s history, even if his name isn’t well known. He moved to the area in 1881 at age 23 and established...