![]() Shops sell leather boots, lassos and toy guns. The town was founded and flourished in the late 19th century after large amounts of silver were found in the area. Tombstone is famous for an 1881 gun battle that left three dead, a confrontation that has been the inspiration for numerous books and movies. ![]() A young boy is seen “panning for silver” in Tombstone, Ariz., on Saturday, Nov. “This all looks like a movie!” said my 9-year-old as women in long, full dresses and men with cowboy hats and spurs waddled past us. In the old part of town, the storefronts and dirt streets look like they did when the town was founded and flourished in the late 19th century. Besides the OK Corral show, there are other re-enacted shootouts in the streets. Tombstone today is a mix of authenticity and tourism with a heavy dose of cheese. ![]() Everybody had an agenda,” said Christie, who is also the show manager and director. Tim Christie, the actor playing Holliday, said much of the intrigue comes from digging into the characters and realizing there were no good guys. ![]()
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