Boot Hill: Tombstone

Tombstone's Boot Hill

In the American West Boot Hill was a common name for a unique cemetery of men who died violently. This most often happened in gunfights or homicides and therefore the deceased died with their boots on. The cemetery was typically located on a local hill just outside the city limits and due to the circumstances of the graveyard’s residents… labeled ‘Boot Hill’.

The most notable use of the name Boot Hill is at the Boot Hill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona.

Today Boot Hill in Tombstone is a very popular tourist attraction and free to the public.

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Street:
Fremont St
City:
Tombstone
State:
AZ
Zip:
85638
Category:
Landmark

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