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unusual facts about Boot Hill


Canyon Diablo, Arizona

A "Boot Hill" cemetery sprouted up at the end of town, which in less than a decade had 35 graves, all of whom had been killed by way of violent death.


Richard Irving Dodge

Dodge City later became famous for its wildness, its Boot Hill cemetery, and gunslinging lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.

Summit View Cemetery

The cemetery has several sections, including a Boot Hill section in which several famous outlaws are buried—Bill Doolin, Charlie Pierce, Richard "Little Dick" West, Bert Casey, and Elmer McCurdy among them.


see also

Boot Hill Bandits

Boot Hill Bandits is a 1942 American film directed by S. Roy Luby, one entry in the Range Busters series.

The Ballad of Boot Hill

"The Ballad of Boot Hill" was recorded in 1984 by country and western singer Johnny Western which appeared on his 1989 album Gunfight at the O.K. Corral on Bear Family Records.