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Gunslingers Tour

By Knoxville Walking Tours (other events)

119 Dates Through Mar 26, 2016
 
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Family feuds and wanted outlaws. You'll relive the days when Knoxville was the wild west and Gay Street was the OK Corral.
Highlights:

  • Old City Outlaws—famous fugitives and hometown homocides left their signatures in lead on Central and Jackson. Kid Curry and Buffalo Bill Cody were just two of the trigger happy visitors.
  • Gory Gay Street—business as usual while feuding families said it with bullets and affairs of honor were fought in broad daylight. Hear about the famous Mabry/O'Conner shootout, the hushed-up Sneed/Akin incident, and more.
  • Main St. Mayhem—where two or three are gathered, expect trouble, especially near the jailhouse. Mobs overwhelmed the authorities on numerous occasions, whether to provide a hemp necktie for Lee Sellers or liberate cases of whiskey and weapons (plus several convicted felons) for Red October.