Wyatt Earp, his lawmen brothers and Doc Holliday are best known for turbulent times in Tombstone. But we thought it would be fun to follow their path across Arizona from Prescott to Tombstone and across Cochise County north to Willcox. Buckle up for a road trip that's cushy, compared to an 1880 trek.
The Earp clan had a short stay in Prescott in 1879 before moving to Tombstone in late November. But they are well-remembered today for their time in the Arizona Territorial capital.
Doc Holliday was on-and-off in Prescott between November 1879 and September 1880 before leaving to join the Earps in Tombstone.
Wyatt and Doc walked the streets of Prescott, including Whiskey Row, a string of Montezuma Street saloons. Although today's Palace Saloon was built after a 1900 fire, it has its roots in the 1874 Cabinet Saloon, a likely stop for the Prescott newcomers.
Visitors can learn about the Earps in Prescott at the Western Heritage Center and Sharlot Hall Museum.
The migration of the Earps and Holliday from Prescott to Tombstone took them through Phoenix, Tucson, and Benson. Travelers can roughly follow their route across Arizona on today's paved highways. The Earps traveled in three wagons on the stage route out of Prescott and on to Tombstone.
Prescott to Phoenix
The road the Earps traveled cut southeast from Prescott through the nearby mining towns of Dewey, Humboldt, and Mayer. Today, State Route 69 roughly covers the same ground for 50 miles from Prescott to Interstate 17 at Cordes Junction.
The old stage route heads south at Mayer, traveling west ofl-17 to Bumble Bee and Black Canyon City. Adventurous travelers with back road maps can follow this route. It's unpaved, rocky in spots, and not recommended during severe weather-rain, snow, or extreme heat. A high-clearance vehicle is advisable.
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Where Did the Loot Go? - This is one of those find the money stories. And it's one that has attracted treasure hunters for more than 150 years.
Whatever happened to the $97,000 from the Reno Gang's last heist? Up to a dozen members of the Reno Gang stopped a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis train at a watering station in southern Indiana. The outlaws had prior intelligence about its main load: express car safes held about $97,000 in government bonds and notes. In the process of the job, one of the crew was killed and two others hurt. The gang made a clean getaway with the loot.
Hero of Horsepower - Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
From the Basin to the Plains
Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne.
COLLECTING AMERICAN OUTLAWS
Wilbur Zink has preserved the Younger Gang's history in more ways than one.
Spencer's West
After the Civil War, savvy frontiersmen chose the Spencer repeating carbine.
Firearms With a Storied Past
Rock Island gavels off high profits from historic firearms.
She Means Business!
An energetic and ambitious woman has come to Lincoln, New Mexico, to restore the town's legendary Ellis Store.
Ride that Train!
HERITAGE RAILROADS KEEP THE OLD WEST ALIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Saddle Up with a Western
Old West fiction and nonfiction are the perfect genres to fill your summer reading list.
RENEGADES OF THE RAILS
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