Ed Schieffelin monument, Arizona

Ed Schieffelin (1847-May 27, 1897), was a Tioga County, Pennsylvania native who became the founder of Tombstone, Arizona. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Ed_Schieffelin_monument1. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Ed_Schieffelin_monument1. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Tioga County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... Tombstone is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, founded in 1879. ...

Schieffelin lived a relatively quiet life for thirty years, until he decided, in 1877, to travel to California, looking for gold. This was during the California gold rush era. Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Gold rush handbill The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by mass hysteria concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. ...

He ended up in San Pedro Valley, Arizona, where he actually found silver instead of gold. Having been told by friends back in Pennsylvania that "The only thing you will find out there will be your own tombstone", he decided to name the area Tombstone. Tombstone went on to become a modern business city of the time, and the city where the legendary Wyatt Earp gun fight with the Clanton brothers took place. Jump to: navigation, search General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 - January 13, 1929), was an officer of the law, gambler and saloon keeper in the Wild West. ...

Johnny Ringo also visited the area that Schieffelin founded. John Peters Ringo May 3,1850-July 13, 1882), better known as Johnny Ringo, was a cowboy who became a legend of the Old West because, among other things, of his alleged involvement in the Gunfight at the OK Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. ...

After Schieffelin died, several monuments and buildings were named after him, including a 25 foot monument and "Schieffelin Hall", an entertainment center.

Ed Schieffelin in Tombstone

During his trip to the West, he endured the desert, heat and Apache attacks. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Ed_Schieffelin_in_Tombstone_year_1880. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Ed_Schieffelin_in_Tombstone_year_1880. ... Jump to: navigation, search A dune in the Egyptian desert Desert in California In geography, a desert is a landscape form or region that receives little precipitation - less than 250 mm per year. ... Jump to: navigation, search A red-hot iron rod cooling after being worked by a blacksmith. ... Group of Apaches Apache is the collective name given to several culturally related tribes of Native Americans, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak an Southern Athabaskan language. ...

Ed Schieffeling is interred about two miles from downtown Tombstone, at a cemetery located at West Allen street.