Ed Schieffelin

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Ed Schieffelin was a 19th-century American prospector best known for discovering silver deposits that led to the creation of the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona.

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instanceOf American prospector
person
prospector
associatedWith Tombstone, Arizona NERFINISHED
silver mining in the American West
contributedTo economic growth of southeastern Arizona
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs 19th-century American prospector
discoverer of the Tombstone silver district
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Schieffelin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork mineral prospecting
mining
genreOfActivity frontier exploration
givenName Ed NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfNotability discovery of rich silver ore bodies
influenced development of Tombstone, Arizona as a boomtown
knownAs Edward Lawrence Schieffelin NERFINISHED
notableFor discovering silver deposits near Tombstone, Arizona
founding the mining camp that became Tombstone, Arizona
occupation prospector
partOf American Old West NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Arizona Territory NERFINISHED
residence Arizona Territory NERFINISHED
Tombstone, Arizona NERFINISHED
subjectOf books about the history of the American West
historical accounts of Tombstone, Arizona
timePeriod 19th century

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Tombstone, Arizona foundedBy Ed Schieffelin