Tombstone – Too Tough To Die
An introduction to the real Tombstone, the town too tough to die. Tombstone is a tourist town, granted. However, the people of Tombstone are dedicated to keeping the legend alive.
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Mission Tumacacori – The Cemetery and Mortuary Chapel
In this third video featuring Tumacacori National Park a park Ranger speaks about the Mortuary Chapel and Cemetery behind the church. The Church and Grounds have been and are currently being lovingly restored with new walkways and stucco restoration.
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The Park Ranger speaks of the history and the interior of the church built by Franciscan priests in the 1800’s.
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This is Part One, of three videos surrounding the Mission Tumacacori National Historical Park. Anita, The Park Ranger introduces the community around Mission Tumacacori, founded in 1691 by Father Francisco Kino.
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A peek inside the newly restored Mission San Xavier del Bac which still celebrates mass. Mission San Xavier known as the White Dove of the Desert is on the Tohono O’odham reservation and you must be a member of the nation to be married there although all are welcome to pray.
Continue readingBisbee Queen Mine Tour
Take a tour of the Queen Mine with Pete, one of the original Phelps Dodge employees at this mine. After close to 100 years of production the Bisbee mines closed in 1975.
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Copper, lots of copper, once made Bisbee the biggest, most prosperous city between St. Louis and San Francisco. The Director of the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, a long-time resident, shares her sense of this grand city of the Old West. Visiting Bisbee is like going back in time more than a hundred years.
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Tin Cup, starring Kevin Costner, was partially filmed in Tubac at the Tubac Golf Resort. Tombstone, starring Kurt Russell was partially filmed at Old Tucson Studios. Old Tucson Studios in the Avra Valley, near the Desert Museum, offers a glimpse into Tucson’s cowboy western movie past. You will be amazed … Continue reading
Tombstone Bordello Bed & Breakfast
I must say, it was a pleasant experience. Not because the Bordello is fancy. It’s not. But the bed was comfortable, the garden and pool area most pleasant. And the hostess, Ms. Lynda, a delight.
The Tombstone Bordello has another advantage. It’s only a five minute walk to THE MAIN EVENT – the OK Corral, Big Nose Kate’s, Crystal Palace, Bird Cage Theater, and the Old Courthouse Museum.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
Ted DeGrazia was a world-renowned artist who, with his Native American friends, built one of the world’s most unique art galleries to showcase his work. However you describe his art, I’m sure your visit to the DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun in Northeast Tucson will be a most interesting and enjoyable outing.
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