Wyatt Earp Park groundbreaking Wednesday in Lamar

Wyatt Earp was a well-known gambler and lawman in the Old West.

One of the cities he helped keep the peace in was Lamar, Missouri where he served as Constable in 1869-70.

He is probably best-known for his participation in the famous “Gunfight in the O.K. Corral” in Deadwood, Arizona in 1881.

Now, the Barton County Chamber of Commerce is raising funds to develop a Wyatt Earp Park in Lamar.

A groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony is slated for 12 noon Wednesday on the northeast corner of the Lamar square.

Chamber officials in Lamar say the park, which will include a statue of Earp and his wife, will be a fantastic tourist attraction and local gathering place.

Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles in 1929.