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The Most Dangerous Street Tour in America. On February 18, 1878 John H. Tunstall was murdered south of Lincoln. -The Tunstall Murder Site-. by Brandon Dickson. Surprisingly, it is not that difficult to get to the location of John Tunstall’s murder. An easy turn off of US 70 near Glencoe, New Mexico will get you there.
Feb 18, 2023 · Wed 8am to 5pm. Thu 8am to 5pm. Fri 8am to 5pm. Sat Closed. Sun Closed. History buffs won’t want to miss this FREE guided tour to the site of John Tunstall’s murder with Historian Tim Roberts and Cartographer Billy Roberts. Interested participants should meet at the Billy the Kid Visitor Center in Ruidoso Downs and then caravan to the site.
Nov 7, 2023 · One of Tunstall's employees was the 18-year-old William Bonney. He was later dubbed as "Billy the Kid" when leading a gang of his own. On 18 February 1878, Tunstall, Dick Brewer, John Middleton, Henry Newton Brown, Robert Widenmann, Fred Waite, and Billy the Kid were driving nine horses from Tunstall's ranch on the Rio Feliz to Lincoln.
Sep 29, 2011 · Glencoe, New Mexico (NM), US. The murder of Englishman John H. Tunstall on 18 Feb 1878 ignited the so-called Lincoln County War, during which an obscure young ranch-hand named Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, would become famous in newspaper reports as "Billy the Kid". This marker isn't at the actual murder site but is located on highway ...
Death: February 18, 1878. Cause of Death: Gunshot wounds. Burial: Lincoln, New Mexico (private property) Siblings (click) John Henry Tunstall was born on March 6th, 1853 in the Hackney district of London, England. John was one of six siblings, and the only son of John Partridge Tunstall and Emilie Ramie, who were wed on May 2nd, 1849.
Jun 10, 2021 · The Tunstall Store was built in 1851. English rancher John Tunstall restored and expanded the floorless adobe Lincoln building into his store. Today, the State of New Mexico has earmarked funds to finally add a solid foundation to preserve the State Historic Site structure and prevent its walls from collapsing. Courtesy New Mexico Historical Sites
