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Tombstone Boot
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The entrance to Boot Hill is through a souvenir shop. There is no admission charge, but a donation is suggested.
Boot Hill has been preserved as a national historic area.
As you can see, all of the graves are covered
with rocks. The ground here is like concrete.
I know as I live in Arizona and have to use a pick to plant anything in my yard.
The graves were quite probably pretty shallow,
and then covered with dirt and rocks to keep out the animals of the desert.
The pictures below pretty much speak for themselves.
Here lies
George Johnson
hanged by mistake
1882
He was right
We was wrong
But we strung him up
and now he's gone
John Heath
taken from
County Jail &
LYNCHED
By Bisbee Mob
in Tombstone
Feb 22, 1884
Dan Dowd
Red-Sample
Text Howard
Bill Delaney
Dan Kelly
Legally
HANGED
Mar 8, 1884
All of these men were hanged on the same day,
and then taken to Boot Hill for burial.
They were buried in a row and covered with rocks.
IN MEMORY OF
Frank Bowles
Born Aug. 5, 1828
DIED
Aug 26, 1880
As you pass by
Remember that as
You are - so was I
And as I am you
soon will be
REMEMBER ME
Mrs Ah Lum
(China Mary)
Born Chian
Died
In Tombstone
Dec 6, 1906
Aged 67 yrs.
HERE
LIES
Lester Moore
FOUR SLUGS
FROM A 44
NO LES
NO MORE
Above are the graves of Billy Clanton and Frank
and Tom McLaury. They were all killed in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in
1881.
Just on the left edge of the picture is the grave of Newman Hayes
Just a short walk downhill from the cemetery is the Jewish cemetery and memorial.
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