In Search of the Frank McLaury “Blue Top” Silver Mine, Tombstone Hills, Tombstone, Arizona. Frank McLaury, Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, James Earp and Doc Holliday all owned mines in this area. Warning: When exploring the mining area be extremely careful, as...
CHILD OF THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER, 11 min. Before Doc Holliday was a Western legend, he was a Southern son, with family ties to the real people behind Gone with the Wind. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria Wilcox discuss Doc’s Southern heritage and how it...
Many authors and historians refuse to read historical fiction. I am grateful that in this country, we have the choice to read what we want. Once we got out of the Roy Rogers and Bonanza phase, many moved on to documented history only. Some started with Stuart Lake...
Clanton Ranch, West of Tombstone, AZ Only a small amount of the original adobe structure remains. The more recent remaining concrete footings are next to the original home, and were probably constructed in the 1960s or so. From the designated parking lot at trail...
Doc Holliday’s Tucson Pleasures In the last weeks before the OK Corral gunfight, Doc Holliday and his mistress, Kate Elder, were enjoying more pleasant times, visiting Tucson for the annual Fiesta. La Fiesta de San Agustin del Tucson began as a Catholic festival...
