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1. moviebureau.com › wiki › what-does-billy-the-kidsWhat does Billy the Kid's tombstone say? - moviebureau.com

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   4 days ago · A Colorado stonecutter named James Noah Warner (1892-1962) read about the Fort Sumner cemetery and decided that Billy the Kid needed his own gravestone. He carved one with two crossed pistols, 21 notches for the men Billy had supposedly killed, and the epitaphs "Truth and History" and "The Boy Bandit King.

2. www.wunderground.com › forecast › usFort Sumner, NM 10-Day Weather Forecast | Weather Underground

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   5 days ago · Fort Sumner Weather Forecasts. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Fort Sumner area.

3. discovernavajo.com › navajo-artsNavajo Arts – Discover Navajo

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   2 days ago · Introduced by the Spaniards & Mexicans around the middle of the 19th Century, Navajo silversmiths obtained metal by melting down American silver dollars or Mexican pesos. It’s believed that Navajos began working with turquoise after returning from Fort Sumner, New Mexico in 1868.

4. newmexicostateparks.reserveamerica.com › campingCampground Details - Sumner Lake, NM - New Mexico State Parks

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   2 days ago · From Interstate 40 at Santa Rosa, take US 84 South to State Road 203 then west on 203 for 6 miles to Park Entrance. Follow main campground road for another 2 miles to Pecos or Mesquite Loop. From US 60/84 in Fort Sumner take US 84 North to State Road 203 then west use the directions above.

5. www.rdrnews.com › arts_and_entertainment › visionSix years of changes | Vision | rdrnews.com

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   3 days ago · Then, he approached Fort Sumner. He first painted the two-story building of the Pete Maxwell house, the site where Billy the Kid was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett. The ruins of the building washed away in the late 1930s. Burch donated a painting of the Maxwell house to the Fort Sumner Chamber of Commerce.

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7. www.chuckjines.com › pat-garrett-and-billy-the-kidPat Garrett and Billy the Kid – Shootout at Stinking Springs

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   4 days ago · I headed out towards my final destination located about twenty miles east of Fort Sumner, to an area once known as Stinking Springs. On December 23, 1880 Billy the Kid, Charlie Bowdre, Dirty Dave Rudabaugh, Billy Wilson, and Tom Pickett took shelter from the cold New Mexico winds in an abandoned one-room rock house loc ated just outside of ...

8. www.bizapedia.com › nm › fort-sumner-little-leagueFORT SUMNER LITTLE LEAGUE in Fort Sumner, NM - Bizapedia

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   3 days ago · FORT SUMNER LITTLE LEAGUE is a New Mexico Domestic Non-Profit Corporation filed on April 9, 2024. The company's filing status is listed as Active and its File Number is 7671091 . The Registered Agent on file for this company is Brandi Foster and is located at 387 Shenandoah Dr., Fort Sumner, NM 88119.

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   What is Fort Sumner known for?

   • Fort Sumner – The town has Billy the Kid history, military, and Native American history. The Navajo and Apache were confined here by the U.S. military in the 1860’s. It’s about a 45 minute detour south of Santa Rosa from the route. Although not a huge detour, this will take at least a few hours, so be sure to account for this.

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   Why should you visit Fort Sumner?

   • Those with an interest in Billy the Kid, Native American history, and/or 19th century military history, may want to make a detour to visit Fort Sumner. It is about a 45 mile detour south of Santa Rosa. The town is best known for being the town where Pat Garrett shot Billy the Kid and the historic site of Fort Sumner.

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   What is the population of Fort Sumner?

   • As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,022, making it the second-least populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Fort Sumner, NM.

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   When was Fort Sumner founded?

   • Later, Fort Sumner watched over an Indian reservation for the Mescaleros and Navajos. The post was founded by Captain Joseph Updegraff, Fifth Infantry, on November 30, 1862, and was active until August 30, 1869. During all that time, it was supplied from Fort Union. [ 257]

   FORT UNION AND THE ARMY IN NEW MEXICO DURING THE CIVIL WAR

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