It wouldn’t be a trip through the Great West if we didn’t pay homage to one of its legends – Billy the Kid.
To be fair, we didn’t plan to pay homage to Billy the Kid, but when we drove past a historical marker pointing us towards his grave, who were we to turn down a stop?
It was a bit of a detour to Old Fort Sumner…in the middle of nowhere…but we found it. (After being told to “turn where a sign used to be but wasn’t any more but we would recognize the turn anyway.” You can’t make this stuff up!)
And there, in the middle of a nearly-empty dusty old cemetery, was his grave.
The “Pals” tombstone commemorates the nearby burial of two close friends.
Interesting tidbit – Billy the Kid’s original tombstone was stolen multiple times. The last time it was found in – of all places – Granbury, Texas (close to Dallas).
They made sure to keep it in its place afterwards – bolted to the ground inside the metal cage!
