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Record of the Week: Tombstone, Arizona

Aug 6, 2020

This week's interesting General Land Office record features a survey plat that displays the townsite of Tombstone, Arizona! Known as "the town too tough to die," Tombstone has gone through some rough patches but always prevailed. Notoriously known as the location where the gunfight at the O.K. Corral happened, Tombstone is one of the classic mining boom towns of the American frontier, and is a place where you come for the history but stay for the fun! Read more on ARC GIS Story Maps.

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Story by:

Eastern States General Land Office Program

Blog Topic:

History

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