The
Tombstone
Courthouse
was
the
first
Cochise
County
Courthouse.
It
was
built
in
1882
after
Cochise
County
split
off
from
Pima
County
in
1881.
Tombstone
was
chosen
as
the
county
seat
because
it
was
the
largest
town
in
the
county
with
a
population
of
about
8
to
10
thousand
people.
The
building
served
as
the
Cochise
County
Courthouse
until
1929
when
the
county
seat
was
moved
to
Bisbee
where
it
remains
today.
Some
of
the
most
notorious
criminal
cases
were
tried
in
the
courthouse
during
Arizona's
territorial
period.
In
1959,
after
many
years
of
non-use,
the
courthouse
was
placed
in
the
state
park
system
as
a
historical
site.
The
state
then
restored
and
opened
it
as
a
State
Historic
Park.
The
courthouse
presently
houses
a
multitude
of
displays
of
past
life
in
Cochise
County
including
ranching,
mining,
and
gambling.
The
professional
staff
at
Tombstone
Courthouse
State
Historic
Park
provides
visitors
with
fact-based
interpretations
of
the
history
of
the
area.
See
for
yourself!
The
park
is
the
only
publicly-owned
museum
in
the
town
of
Tombstone,
located
off
U.S.
Route
80.
Facilities
Restrooms
(Handicapped
Assistance
Provided)
Picnic
Area
Elevator
(for
Handicapped
visitors)
Physical
Attributes
of
Park
Site
Acreage
-
1
Approximate
Elevation
-
4,539
feet
Miscellaneous
Closed
Christmas
Day
Stay
Limit
-
Day
Use
Only
Visitor
Center
-
8am-5pm
MST
Park
Phone
Number
-
(928)
457-3311
Month
Max.
Min.
Precipitation
January
61.4
33.6
0.80
February
64.8
35.8
0.56
March
68.9
38.9
0.60
April
78.1
45.4
0.27
May
86.8
53.2
0.13
June
94.7
61.3
0.44
July
93.7
65.4
3.77
August
90.9
64.0
3.25
September
89.1
60.5
1.22
October
81.4
61.5
0.62
November
70.7
40.9
0.36
December
62.6
35.1
0.75
(Average
daily
temperature
and
precipitation)
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