Tombstone is a small town in Cochise County, southeatern Arizona located at an elevation of 4,541-ft (1,310 m) It has a current (2017) population of about 1,300. Its main income is derived from tourism which is based on its infamous past. To understand the myth of Tomstone's history a little better here is a short accounting of Tombstone's past: Tombstone was founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It was incorporated in 1881. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew significantly into the mid-1880s as the local mines produced $40 to $85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and presently draws most of its revenue from tourism. The town was established on a mesa above Goodenough Mine. Within two years of its founding, although far distant from any other metropolitan area, Tombstone had a bowling alley, four churches, an ice house, a school, two banks, three newspapers, and an ice cream parlor, alongside 110 saloons, 14 gambling halls, and numerous dance halls and brothels. All of these businesses were situated among and on top of a large number of hardscrabble mines. The gentlemen and ladies of Tombstone attended operas presented by visiting acting troupes at the Schieffelin Hall opera house, while the miners and cowboys saw shows at the Bird Cage Theatre. Under the surface were tensions that grew into deadly conflicts. The mining capitalists and the townspeople were largely Republicans from the Northern states. many of the ranchers (some of whom - like the Clantons - were also rustlers or other criminal varieties) were Confederate sympathizers and Democrats. The booming city was only 30 miles (48 km) from the U.S. - Mexico border and was an open market for cattle stolen from ranches in Sonora, Mexico, by a loosely organized band of outlaws known as 'The Cowboys'. The Earp brothers - Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan - as well as Doc Holliday, arrived in December 1879 and mid - 1880. The Earps had ongoing conflicts with Cowboys Ike and Billy Clanton, Frank and Tom McLaury and Billy Claiborne. 'The Cowboys' repeatedly threatened the Earps over many months until the conflict escalated into a shootout on October 26, 1881. The historic gunfight is often portrayed as occurring at the O.K. Corral, though it actually occurred a short distance away in an empty lot on Fremont Street. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a 30 - second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called 'The Cowboys' that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with 'Cowboys' Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp, Special Policemen Morgan and Wyatt Earp, and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side (Source: Wikipedia). The above picture shows Allen Street, where daily gunfight re-enactments are shown.. This picture was taken on 11 November 2017, Sig... .