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Billy the Kid's Grave
3501 Billy the Kid Drive, Fort Sumner,
NM,
USA
Telephone:
(575) 355-2942
Latitude & Longitude:
34° 24' 15.498",
-104° 11' 35.9196"
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New Mexico State
Historical Marker
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Billy the Kid, whose real name was Henry McCarty, was buried here on July 15, 1881. This cemetery was established by the U.S. Army in 1863 and contained the bodies of 21 soldiers, whose remains were removed to the National Cemetery at Santa Fe in 1906. Civilians buried here include Lucien B. Maxwell, the famous frontiersman, and Charlie Bowdre and Tom O'Folliard, two of the Kid's friends.
| StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Billy the Kid's Grave: | | Located at the Old Fort Sumner Museum. |
Last updated: 10/15/2009 22:52:11 |
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Billy the Kid's Grave Historical Marker Location Map, Fort Sumner, New Mexico
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