BOOT HILL

I am sure a lot of people are familiar with the term “Boot Hill”.  The famous era of when western United States was in the process of  being settled.  The law was not

established and many single people were working in the vicinity as miners, cattlemen, army troops, and buffalo hunters creating a boom in growth.  With growth came trouble in the form of greed.  Outlaws were plenty and many people died from gunshot or hanging.  These people usually “died with their boots on” hence the name “Boot Hill”.
There are three Boot Hill Cemeteries that are famous due to the history and the people buried there:
1. Dodge City Kansas has the famous Boot Hill Museum where they have preserved a part of the town from the 1870′s that includes a street front with a saloon and the original cemetery with the hangman’s tree.  Most of the people buried there are unknown, but the history of the time brought about famous radio and TV shows and many movies.
2. Tombstone Arizona Boot Hill Cemetery is well known for it epitaphs which are usually of a humorous nature, such as: Here lies Lester Moore, Four slugs from a 44, no less, no more.  Also known for the grave sites of Billy Clanton and the McLaury Brothers, who fought in the gunfight at the OK Corral.
3. Deadwood, South Dakota Boot Hill Cemetery is the resting place of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Seth Bullock.
Many of these names are legends and are still being used in the entertainment business today.  These cemeteries are part of the unforgettable history of the United States and if  you get a chance to visit one, have a drink for me!