History. Tombstone was founded in Medford, Wisconsin, U.S., by Pep Simek, his brother, Ron Simek, and two other individuals in 1962. The name came from The Tombstone Tavern, a tavern owned by the Simeks which was located across from a cemetery, hence its name.

Medford, Wisconsin Author. When the Simek brothers, owners of the Tombstone Tap in Medford, Wisconsin, started making pizzas in 1962, they were simply looking for a gimmick to pull customers into their tavern located across from the cemetery. That "gimmick" has evolved into the nation's second largest frozen pizza company - Tombstone Pizza ...

Joe Simek TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION. The owner of Tombstone Tap, Joe Simek, loved to dance. Problem was, he wasn't very good and broke his leg - so he learned to make pizzas to pass the time.

1962 1962: It all began at the Tombstone Tap, a bar located across from a graveyard in Medford, WI. The owner, Joe Simek was recovering from a broken leg (a mishap from dancing the “Peppermint Twist”) and started making pizzas to pass the time. He served the pizzas to the Tap patrons and they were an instant success!

Best known for one of the most notorious gunfights in history, Tombstone is the home of the OK Corral, as well as the legendary honky-tonk Bird Cage Theatre, the Oriental Saloons, and the Tombstone Epitaph, the longest-running newspaper in the West.

It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and presently draws most of its revenue from tourism. The town was established on Goose Flats, a mesa above the Goodenough Mine.

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• Pizza Hut.
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Ancient Origins But modern pizza, the flatbreads with tomato sauce, cheese, and toppings, was born along the western coast of Italy, in the city of Naples.

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Ed Schieffelin In 1877, the City of Tombstone was founded by Ed Schieffelin. At the time, there was a scouting voyage in Tombstone against the Chiricahua (chir-i-cow-uh) Apaches. Ed was part of this mission and was staying at a place called Camp Huachuca (wa-chu-ka) .

Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy, in the 18th or early 19th century. The word pizza was first documented in AD 997 in Gaeta and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy.

The soldiers told him that he wouldn't find stones out in the wilderness and would only eventually find his own tombstone. Fortunately, for Ed, he did not find his tombstone, but he did find something: silver. Taking the advice his fellow soldiers gave him, his very first mine was named The Tombstone.