Ghost Town Cemeteries, Tombstone, Arizona

Boot Hill Cemetery
Resting place of some of the most notorious outlaws of the Wild West and is a must if you visit Tombstone.

History:
Boot Hill is the name for any number of cemeteries, chiefly in the American West. During the 19th century it was a common name for the burial grounds of gunfighters, or those who "died with their boots on". Formerly called The Tombstone Cemetery, the plot features the graves of Billy Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury; the three men were killed during the famed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The Tombstone "boothill" cemetery was closed in late 1884, as the new "City Cemetery" on Allen Street opened. Thereafter, Boothill was referred to as the "old city cemetery" and neglected. It was used after that only to bury a few later outlaws (some legally hanged and one shot in a robbery), as well as a few colorful Western characters and one man (Emmett Crook Nunnally) who had spent many volunteer hours restoring it.

Date: 05.25.2008
Temp: 96°
Elevation: 4580 ft
Address: Highway 80
Tombstone, AZ 85638
Latitude: 31.71958
Longitude: -110.070274

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