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Nov 5, 2010 · Learn about the location and circumstances of the murder of Pat Garrett, the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid, in 1908. See photos and comments of the marker on U.S. 70 near Las Cruces.
In February 1908, the famous "Old West" lawman, Pat Garrett, was shot dead at this exact location near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Jan 6, 2014 · The Assassination of Pat Garrett. by Mark Boardman | Jan 6, 2014 | Uncategorized. For the 57-year-old lawman, his was an undignified death. Pat Garrett was urinating on the side of the road to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about four miles east of town. As he was so occupied, somebody hidden about 50 feet behind him put a Winchester bulletin the back ...
Aug 9, 2023 · A visit to Pat Garrett’s death site. Historian Dave Thomas points out the original stone carved with a cross which marked the location Pat Garrett was killed. In the desert east of Organ Mountain High School lies a road, once known as Mail-Scott Road, where Pat Garrett was killed on Feb. 29, 1908, by Wayne Brazel.
Pat Garrett. / 32.30114389°N 106.78553000°W / 32.30114389; -106.78553000 ( Gravesite of Pat Garrett) Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doña Ana ...
Learn about the mysterious death of Pat Garrett, the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid, at a remote site nearby Las Cruces, New Mexico. See the historical marker and the concrete cross left by his son.
