The Oatman, AZ gold mining town, on Route 66, is alive with tourists, merchants in the Emporium and merchantiles and restaurants. You will find genuine antiques to trash and artful displays to tacky ones.
Watch where you step. There are wild burros that come to town and leave their droppings on the street. We were told that the wild donkeys come from the canyons at 9:30 am and leave at 5:30 pm. Sure enough, they were right on time as we met them entering town with us at 9:30 am. How they know the time, I don’t know, but the wild animals seem to know when the tourists have carrots to feed them.
Oatman’s claim to fame is the honeymoon room in the Oatman Hotel where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard came for their honeymoon on March 18,1939. Then Clark Gable went to star in the “Gone With the Wind” movie.
We saw a most unusual wedding on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. The bride wore a white silk blouse, black jacket, a long red and black plaid skirt with black lace on the bottom and old time black boots. She carried a red rose. The groom wore blacksmith clothes that were blue denim with a leather hat complete with feather and a leather apron and gloves.
He was talking to the father of the bride who wore blue denim clothes, a leather hat and red suspenders. The father of the bride said “You will only be doing this once.” Since the groom’s neck scarf of a red handkerchief was unfastened, and he needed help, I stepped up to tie it for him.
The story about the wedding was that the groom’s first wife had died and now he got into trouble with the law by fighting. The sheriff decided that Charles had to get married to settle him down. Judith seemed willing so the sheriff used his shotgun to make sure that Charles complied. When they came to the part where the longhaired parson asked if there was anyone who objected; a man, who was covered in dust, appeared. He said he was married to Judith but she had him buried alive. The sheriff asked if the bride and groom wanted the “matter taken care of.” The bride and groom said “yes.” The sheriff shot the objector.
The bride and groom made promises to each other including “cleaning the house, cooking, and cleaning his clothes whether they need it or not.” The ring was one that the bride’s great grandmother Nettie wore when she got married one hundred years ago on Feb. 24, 1907. Some of the dialogue was obviously a farce but this was a real wedding!
Watch where you step. There are wild burros that come to town and leave their droppings on the street. We were told that the wild donkeys come from the canyons at 9:30 am and leave at 5:30 pm. Sure enough, they were right on time as we met them entering town with us at 9:30 am. How they know the time, I don’t know, but the wild animals seem to know when the tourists have carrots to feed them.
Oatman’s claim to fame is the honeymoon room in the Oatman Hotel where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard came for their honeymoon on March 18,1939. Then Clark Gable went to star in the “Gone With the Wind” movie.
We saw a most unusual wedding on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. The bride wore a white silk blouse, black jacket, a long red and black plaid skirt with black lace on the bottom and old time black boots. She carried a red rose. The groom wore blacksmith clothes that were blue denim with a leather hat complete with feather and a leather apron and gloves.
He was talking to the father of the bride who wore blue denim clothes, a leather hat and red suspenders. The father of the bride said “You will only be doing this once.” Since the groom’s neck scarf of a red handkerchief was unfastened, and he needed help, I stepped up to tie it for him.
The story about the wedding was that the groom’s first wife had died and now he got into trouble with the law by fighting. The sheriff decided that Charles had to get married to settle him down. Judith seemed willing so the sheriff used his shotgun to make sure that Charles complied. When they came to the part where the longhaired parson asked if there was anyone who objected; a man, who was covered in dust, appeared. He said he was married to Judith but she had him buried alive. The sheriff asked if the bride and groom wanted the “matter taken care of.” The bride and groom said “yes.” The sheriff shot the objector.
The bride and groom made promises to each other including “cleaning the house, cooking, and cleaning his clothes whether they need it or not.” The ring was one that the bride’s great grandmother Nettie wore when she got married one hundred years ago on Feb. 24, 1907. Some of the dialogue was obviously a farce but this was a real wedding!
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