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- Sheriff Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid July 14, 1881. Billy was buried the next day in Fort Sumner’s old military cemetery, between his fallen companions Tom O’Folliard and Charlie Bowdre. A single tombstone was later erected over the graves with a one word epitaph of “Pals” carved into it.
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Jul 10, 2021 · 184. Want to Visit? 330. The actual tombstone of Billy the Kid mikewalker (Atlas Obscura User) In a quiet spot outside Fort Sumter, New Mexico, lies the eternal resting place of one of...
Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Not everyone believes that Billy the Kid was shot dead and buried in Fort Sumner, New Mexico -- but enough people do to make his grave one of the most visited of all Wild West burial plots. An outlaw's fate: bumped to second billing on his own historical sign.
- Billy the Kid Drive, Fort Sumner, NM
The tombstone has been stolen and recovered three times since it was set in place in the 1940s, and the entire gravesite is now enclosed within a steel cage. Following his execution by Lincoln County sheriff Pat Garrett, several biographies were written that depicted the Kid as either a vicious outlaw or a nineteenth-century Robin Hood.
Located at the site of Fort Sumner, a historic US Army Fort built to watch over the Navajo and Apache Indians who were forced to relocate to Bosque Redondo. Billy was shot and killed here by Pat Garret. You will see the tombstone has been shackled to its base and surrounded by a metal cage because it has been stolen in the past.
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Address: 3501 Billy the Kid Rd, Fort Sumner, NM. Directions: From Fort Sumner drive east on US-84 for three miles. Turn right at the brown Billy the Kid Grave sign onto NM-272/Billy the Kid Drive. Drive 3.5 miles. Park in the Visitor Center lot on the right, then walk west along an old dirt road for a quarter-mile.
- 3501 Billy the Kid Rd, Fort Sumner, NM
Jan 30, 2021 · 8.6K. 433K views 3 years ago BILLY THE KIDS GRAVE AND VISITOR CENTER. Join us as we visit The REAL Grave of Billy The Kid in Old West Fort Sumner, New Mexico. #BillyTheKid...
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The most talked-about exhibit in the Billy the Kid Museum is its full-size, accurate replica of Billy the Kid's grave. Tim said that his grandfather built it around 1960, back when Billy's original tombstone had been stolen and was missing.
