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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ed Schieffelin canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American prospector
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person ⓘ prospector ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tombstone, Arizona
NERFINISHED
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silver mining in the American West ⓘ |
| contributedTo | economic growth of southeastern Arizona ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
19th-century American prospector
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discoverer of the Tombstone silver district ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Schieffelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mineral prospecting
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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
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founding the mining camp that became Tombstone, Arizona ⓘ |
| occupation | prospector ⓘ |
| partOf | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
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Tombstone, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about the history of the American West
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historical accounts of Tombstone, Arizona ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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