Big Sandy Valley

Historical marker location:

Wikieup, Arizona

( Marker is on U.S. 93, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1966

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.