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Nov 6, 2009 · Wyatt Earp, a famous figure from the American West, is best remembered for his participation in a deadly gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp was involved in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which lawmen killed three outlaw Cochise County Cowboys.
Gilchriese opened the Wyatt Earp Museum in Tombstone in 1966 and commissioned Western artist Don Perceval to paint the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The oil on masonite painting titled The Street Fight is 6 feet 4 inches by 4 feet 0 inches (1.93 by 1.22 m).
The O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is the legendary historic site where the gunfight between Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil and Morgan Earp, and the Clantons and McLaurys took place on October 26, 1881.
Jul 20, 2015 · 6 Things You Should Know About Wyatt Earp. Find out more about this Old West icon, from how he met his friend Doc Holliday to what happened to him after the Tombstone gunfight. By: Elizabeth...
Wyatt Earp has been the subject of movies and books that furthered his legendary status, though these became less frequent in the 21st century. Notable films include My Darling Clementine (1946), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Tombstone (1993), and Wyatt Earp (1994).
Apr 3, 2014 · Wyatt Earp was a frontiersman, marshal and gambler. After moving to Tombstone, Arizona, he got into a feud, which ended in a gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
When Wyatt Earp returned to Tombstone following the Stilwell killing, he was threatened with arrest by the sheriff of Cochise County, John H. Behan, long a personal and political adversary of the Earp boys, from whom Earp expected little in the way of a fair hearing.
Mar 26, 2020 · A feud had been building between two rival factions in Tombstone. One was led by Kansas lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and their friend John “Doc” Holliday.
Who was the real Wyatt Earp and what is on display at Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park? Learn all about him during your visit!
