Transcontinental Railroad Centennial

Historical marker location:

One East Route 66, Flagstaff, Arizona

( Marker can be reached from East Route 66.)

Marker installed: 1983

Arizona was a hotbed of Old West outlaws: In the late 1800s, Arizona was a hotbed of Old West outlaws, including the likes of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton Gang. The infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which involved Wyatt Earp and his brothers, took place in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881.