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(Phoenix Arizona - October 8, 2009) - Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park invites you to the Annual Engine and Tractor Show with Model A Cars on Saturday, October 17, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 18, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Held during Helldorado Days in Tombstone, Arizona, the event will feature antique engines, tractors and Model A cars on display. The model A cars will be on display Saturday, October 17th only. The antique engines and tractors are provided by Power from the Past Association. "Power from the Past" comprises the sources of mechanical energy used in the home, on the farm, and in industry, mining and oil pumping before electricity became readily available. The turn of the last century (1800s to 1900s) saw the use of a vast array of engines and tractors powered by steam, kerosene, gasoline and natural gas that brought power where it was needed to make life easier or more productive. Many of these "antiques" are still in working order but others require much rehabilitation and attention before they will "breathe" again.
This event is a fundraiser for both Power from the Past Antique Engine Club and the Friends of Tombstone Courthouse. Power from the Past will be providing fresh made ice cream (limited quantities) on a first come first served basis. The Friends of Tombstone Courthouse will be selling beverages and raffle tickets for gourmet picnic baskets.
This event is held in conjunction with Tombstone's Helldorado Days. Helldorado, since its inception in 1929, has focused on the guardianship of Tombstone's infamous past. This celebration is the city's oldest event. Watch the streets of Tombstone fill up for a grand parade on Sunday. There'll be bands, gunfighters, saloon girls, cowboys, mounted and marching units, horses, cars, model As, tractors, royalty and floats to celebrate the past and present of Tombstone, Arizona.
Tombstone, the West's wildest mining town owes its beginning to Ed Schieffelin, who prospected the nearby hills in 1877 discovering rich lodes of silver. Miners soon built a shantytown on the closest level space to the mines, then known as Goose Flats. In 1881 the population reached 10,000, rivaling both Tucson (county seat) and Prescott (territorial capital). The well known Earp and Clanton feud culminated in the famous gun battle near the OK Corral. A disastrous fire burned out much of the infant town, but it was immediately rebuilt by 1882. Tombstone's first heyday came to an end in 1886, but not before $37,000,000 worth of silver had been taken from the mines.
For more information please call Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park at (520) 457-3311. The Park is located on the corner of Toughnut and 3rd Streets, 2 blocks off Highway 80, in Tombstone, Arizona.
Admission to the event is free, but regular park fees apply for visitors inside Tombstone
Courthouse State Historic Park. Regular park fees are $4 per person for those aged 14 and
up; children aged 13 and younger are free when accompanied by an adult.
For more information about the 30 State Parks, statewide hiking opportunities, off-highway vehicle trails, and other outdoor recreational and cultural opportunities in Arizona, call (602) 542-4174 (outside of the Phoenix metro area call toll-free (800) 285-3703) or visit AZStateParks.com. Follow us on twitter.com/AZStateParks.
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