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79The Legendary Nellie Cashman
Ellen "Nellie” Cashman was born in Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland to Patrick Cashman and Frances Cronin in 1845. Her father died when Nellie was just five years old. Her mother, along with Nellie and her sister Fannie immigrated to the United...
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80History of San Quentin
Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia, established around 1773, is considered to be the first prison built in the United States. But, it was demolished about 1835. Such was the fate of many American Penal facilities. The history of these institutions...
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72Tombstone Arizona's Boot Hill Cemetery
A couple of hours drive south east of Tucson, Arizona is the old silver mining town of Tombstone. Best known for the gunfight at the OK Corral, Tombstone lives on despite the depletion of the mine. Instead...
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79Tombstone Arizona
If you are looking for a page full of facts figures and history then this is not the page for you and there are plenty of other sites on the web already that can give you that. As someone who has been a tourist in America many times this hub will...
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76The Murdering Cannibal, Boone Helm
No doubt about it, Boone Helm was a bad man. People said he was the most despicable man they had ever met. He was one of Henry Plummer’s gang and no other term to describe him was more befitting. There were...
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76Spirits of Virginia City
After the Comstock Lode ended in 1898, the population of residents was drastically reduced , but a huge population of spirits remained. Many people died in the mines and the cemetery down the hill from the town is filled with their decaying tombstones.
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71Haunted Tombstone Arizona
Here is the Birdcage Theater in Tombstone Arizona. And it is also reported to be one of the most haunted spots in Tombstone Arizona. The Birdcage Theater In Tombstone Arizona about 1940 The Poker Room In The Basement Of The Birdcage Theater. The...
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72TUCSON-FANTASTIC WINTER VACATION !
January is dragging on and your back is hurting. Your cheeks are red, your ears are numb and you still have not shovelled the sidewalk yet. It is at this time that your mind drifts to a sunny beach in the...
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69The Ghosts of Tombstone and Boot Hill
Many cemeteries, mostly in the American West, were named Boot Hill during the 1800’s. The most famous of which is in Tombstone Arizona. Boot Hill was a common name given to burial grounds of gunfighters or...
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62The Day Billy The Kid Shot Me Between The Eyes.
Rotten Billy the kid killed many people. He finally got killed in old Mexico.
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