The
Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
in Tombstone, Arizona
a Registered National Historic Landmark
September 15, 2022 |
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Like an Old West theme park,
"The Town Too Tough to Die" brings its history to
life on Allen Street. Located in southern Arizona's Cochise County,
historic Tombstone embraces its Wild West roots. The Tombstone of today
brings history to life with daily re-creations, actors in period garb
and preservation of landmarks. |
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Below: Naturally Karen Duquette
checked out the two clothing shops below, but nothing caught her interest
or her price range. She was hoping for something very unique. |
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OH MY GOODNESS !!!! THE TWINS ARE IN TROUBLE
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BELOW: The two RV Gypsies
were here at the wrong time of day - no shootout ! |
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At the O. K. Corral in The
Streets of Tombstone Theater, actors playing the Earps and Doc Holliday
rapidly re-create a long-simmering feud against the Cowboys—cementing
30 seconds of history in hundreds of visitors' minds every week. Some
have said it is the most famous shootout of the American Wild West,
and Tombstone keeps it top-of-mind. Too bad that the two RV Gypsies
did not get to witness it. |
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Below: Tombstone Territory
Cemetery and outhouse |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
could only view this section from the Cemetery area because it was closed
off to the public on this date. |
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Below: Scenery leaving Tombstone
and heading to Bisbee, Arizona |
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Below: The Mule Pass tunnel
is believed to be the longest tunnel in Arizona. Locals call it "The
Time Tunnel". It created a new gateway into Bisbee and cut
10 minutes off the drive over the 6,030-foot-high pass on US 80 into
the southeastern Arizona mining town of Bisbee.
Mule Pass Tunnel is largely taken for granted now, but it was celebrated
as a vital road improvement at a dedication Dec. 19, 1958. Two Arizona
governors, other dignitaries and two bands showed up for the ribbon-cutting
on a 68-degree day in Bisbee. “It’s clear sailing thru the Mules now,”
read the headline in the Bisbee Daily Review. You could read all about
it for a nickel. The tunnel builders dusted themselves off from 23 months
of work to celebrate the occasion.“It was just dang tough the whole
way,” said Ray Paulson, who engineered the $2 million project for the
Peter Kiewit and Sons construction company.That's the equivalent of
about $17.2 million at today's prices. Federal dollars paid for 87 percent
of the project.
above quote from https://azdot.gov/adot-blog/mule-pass-tunnel-has-eased-trip-bisbee-60-years |
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