TOMBSTONE. TOMBSTONE FOUNDED BY ED SCHIEFFELIN TOWN CREATED B/C SILVER WAS FOUND NEARBY TOWN WAS...

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TOMBSTONE TOMBSTONE FOUNDED BY ED SCHIEFFELINFOUNDED BY ED SCHIEFFELIN

• TOWN CREATED

B/C SILVER WAS

FOUND NEARBY

• TOWN WAS KNOWN FOR ITS SALOONS AND GAMBLING HOUSES

BIRDCAGEBIRDCAGEFAMOUS GAMBLING HOUSE IN TOMBSTONEFAMOUS GAMBLING HOUSE IN TOMBSTONE

BOOTHILL CEMETERYBOOTHILL CEMETERY

WYATT EARPWYATT EARP

• WAS A LAWMEN IN DODGE CITY BEFORE COMING TO TOMBSTONE

• LOOKING FOR HIS FORTUNE

VIRGIL EARP MORGAN EARPVIRGIL EARP MORGAN EARP

DOC HOLIDAYDOC HOLIDAYEARPS FRIENDEARPS FRIEND

• KNOWN AS A GAMBLER AND QUICK GUN

• FORMER DENTIST AND CONTRACTED TUBERCULOSIS

ORIENTAL SALOONORIENTAL SALOONEARPS CLAIMED 25% OF SALOON FOR BEING EARPS CLAIMED 25% OF SALOON FOR BEING

SECURITYSECURITY

COWBOYSCOWBOYS

• OUTLAWS IN TOMBSTONE WHO RUSTLED HORSES TO MURDER

• WORE RED SASHES

CLANTON FAMILYCLANTON FAMILYNOTABLE COWBOY FAMILYNOTABLE COWBOY FAMILY

• RUSTLED CATTLE THEN TOOK IT BACK TO FARM TO BE SOLD

IKE CLANTON

MCLAURY FAMILYMCLAURY FAMILY NOTABLE COWBOY FAMILYNOTABLE COWBOY FAMILY

• BOUGHT THE STOLEN CATTLE FROM THE CLANTONS

• TOM MCLAURY

HOW IT ALL BEGINSHOW IT ALL BEGINS

• VIRGIL EARP • VIRGIL HUNTS DOWN MULE THIEVES WITH HELP OF BROTHERS (WYATT AND MORGAN)

• FINDS MULES AT MCLAURY FARM

CURLY BILL BROCIUSCURLY BILL BROCIUSKILLS MARSHALL FRED WHITE OUTSIDE BIRDCAGE KILLS MARSHALL FRED WHITE OUTSIDE BIRDCAGE

THEATRETHEATRE

• VIRGIL BECOMES NEW MARSHALL

WYATT VS. BEHANWYATT VS. BEHAN

• WYATT WANTED TO TAKE OVER BEHAN’S POSITION AS SHERIFF

• BEHAN KNOWN TO BE FAVORED BY THE COWBOYS AND CORRUPT

• JOHNNY BEHAN

Josephine Marcus Josephine Marcus WYATT AND BEHAN FOUGHT OVER HERWYATT AND BEHAN FOUGHT OVER HER

• LIVED WITH BEHAN UNTIL WYATT WINS HER OVER

• WYATT WOULD MARRY HER

IKE CLANTON AND TOM MCLAURY IKE CLANTON AND TOM MCLAURY BEGIN CALLING OUT HOLLIDAY AND EARPBEGIN CALLING OUT HOLLIDAY AND EARP’’SS

OCCINDENTAL SALOONOCCINDENTAL SALOON

O.K. CORRALO.K. CORRALSHOOTOUT WITH EARPS AND HOLLIDAY AGAINST SHOOTOUT WITH EARPS AND HOLLIDAY AGAINST

COWBOYSCOWBOYS

O.K. CORRALO.K. CORRAL

O.K. CORRALO.K. CORRAL

TOM MCLAURYTOM MCLAURY FRANK MCLAURYFRANK MCLAURY BILLY CLANTONBILLY CLANTON

COWBOYS REVENGECOWBOYS REVENGEGO AFTER EARPGO AFTER EARP’’S AFTER THEY ARE FOUND NOT S AFTER THEY ARE FOUND NOT

GUILTY OF MURDER AT O.K. CORRALGUILTY OF MURDER AT O.K. CORRAL

• VIRGIL IS SHOT LOSES USE OF ARM

• MORGAN IS KILLED IN POOL HALL

VENDETTA RIDEVENDETTA RIDEWYATT EARP GOES AFTER EVERYONE INVOLVED IN WYATT EARP GOES AFTER EVERYONE INVOLVED IN

HIS BROTHERS SHOOTINGHIS BROTHERS SHOOTING

• FRANK STILWELL • CURLY BILL

JOHNNY RINGOJOHNNY RINGO

• MOST NOTABLE COWBOY BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED IN MORGAN’S MURDER