Where did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
Tombstone
Arizona Territory
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral/Locations
On October 26, 1881, the Earp brothers face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Was the fight at O.K. Corral real?
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral didn’t actually happen at a corral. Visitors to Tombstone who have seen the historical marker know the truth. Placing the shooting at a corral evokes all the Wild West myths, but Tombstone was actually a well-established town of 23,000 people.
Is the O.K. Corral still there?
The corral still exists today, but instead of a business renting out horses and wagons, it’s a part of Tombstone’s historic district, where people can pay to watch reenactments of the gunfight.
Did Doc Holliday use a shotgun at the O.K. Corral?
The only shotgun I know of that Holliday definitely used was the one Chief of Police Virgil Earp took out of the Wells, Fargo office in Tombstone and Doc used to mow down Tom McLaury in the street fight behind the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881. Wyatt swore it was the shotgun Doc had used in the O.K. Corral shootout.
Was there a gunfight at the Okay Corral?
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a thirty-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States.
Who won the gunfight at the Okay Corral?
The fight was over as quickly as it began. Billy Clanton and Tom and Frank McLaury were dead. Ike Clanton and two other cowboys had escaped the same fate. On the Earps’ side, all survived, but only Wyatt remained unharmed.
What year was Gunfight at the OK Corral?
October 26, 1881
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral/Start dates
The feud erupted on October 26, 1881 when the Earps and Holliday responded to the Cowboys’ threats to kill the Earps. It is unclear who shot first, but by the end Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were dead, and Ike had fled.
When was the Gunfight at the Okay Corral?
Did Doc Holliday use a shoulder holster?
Doc Holliday sported one of the newest types of holsters, the shoulder holster. While we do know that Doc Holliday carried a nickel Colt 1873 revolver, Holster Builder notes that it is unverified if he used his shoulder holster during the infamous gunfight.
