Fort Sumner, New Mexico: Billy the Kid's Caged Grave
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Old Fort Sumner Cemetery
- Address:
- Billy the Kid Drive, Fort Sumner, NM
- Directions:
- Billy's real grave is three miles east of town on US Hwy 60/84, then south three miles on Billy the Kid Drive. On the right, in Old Fort Sumner Cemetery.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Enclosed in a steel cage to prevent theft. Outlaw Billy the Kid's punishment is to be not only dead, but to spend eternity behind bars.
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To the folks who have left ammo as an offering: "This is the true meaning of Pals. Until we ride again. Billy."
[William H. Bonney, 09/21/2020]
The Old Fort Sumner Museum has closed. We visited on May 25, 2017. The grave is still accessible.
[Tj, 05/30/2017]Nearby Offbeat Places
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Mr. William H. Bonney, some say Billy the Kid lies beneath a headstone inscribed "Pals" with his name and those of two of his outlaw buddies. Visitors often decorate the grave with large caliber bullets and shotgun shells.