Wyatt Earp
Years This
Pioneer Lived:
1848 - 1929
Traveled From: Wyatt Earp was born in Monmouth, Illinois.
Traveled To: He moved to Iowa when he was two. His family moved to San Bernardino California in 1864. He lived and worked in the following places: Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Alaska.
What Made This
Pioneer Famous:
He was in the Gunfight at the OK Coral in Tombstone, Arizona. Later he was wanted by the sheriff because he killed a man.
Interesting Facts: He had many jobs. He was a stagecoach driver. He hunted buffalo. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He ran a saloon. He even went prospecting for gold in Alaska. He ended up in the motion picture business.

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