Things You'll Need:
- Ability to make the short hike, which can be rigorous to some, up to Linwood (Pioneer) Cemetery above Glenwood Springs.
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Step 1
Born John Henry Holliday in Griffin, Georgia, in 1851, “Doc” started out as a dentist. He spent the later years of his life in the Old West as a gambler and gunman who befriended Wyatt Earp and fought at the historic O.K. Corral.
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Step 2
In 1887, with his tuberculosis in advanced stages, Doc Holliday traveled to Glenwood Springs for the healing minerals of the hot springs pool. It is said the sulfur from the hot springs may have been more hurtful on his lungs than helpful, and his condition worsened.
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Step 3
Before he died at the Glenwood Hotel, which no longer exists, Doc Holliday reportedly asked for whiskey. His last words are said to be, “This is funny,” in reference to dying in bed without his boots.
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Step 4
Legend has it Doc was buried in a temporary grave not in Pioneer (now Linwood) Cemetery because of the frozen ground. He may or may not have been moved. His tombstone, and the site where he may be enjoying eternal rest can be found by hiking up to Linwood Cemetery that overlooks the city of Glenwood Springs. The marked trailhead is located at 12th and Bennett streets in downtown Glenwood.
