Boot Hill (or Boothill) 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" (i.e., violently). Also, Boot Hill graves were made for people who died in a strange town without assets for a funeral, known more formally as pauper's graves. Castle Ashby Graveyard Northamptonshire A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. ... The Western United States, also referred to as the American West or simply The West, traditionally refers to the region constituting the westernmost states of the United States (see geographical terminology section for further discussion of these terms). ... Gunslinger from The Great Train Robbery Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. ...

Boothill Graveyard

The most notable use of the name Boot Hill is at the Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona. Formerly called City Cemetery, the plot features the graves of Bill Clanton, Frank McLaury and Tom McLaury; the three men killed during the famed Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.^[1] Currently the Boothill Graveyard is open to the public and a popular stop for tourists visiting Tombstone. Located on the northwest corner of the town, the graveyard is believed to hold over 300 persons, 205 of which are recorded. This was due to many Chinese and Jewish immigrants being buried without record.^[2] Tombstone is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, founded in 1879 in what was then the Arizona Territory. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Tom McLaury born Thomas McLaury shot O.K. Coral ... Newspaper coverage of the fight. ...

Boothill in popular culture

Boothill Graveyard is referenced in many movies including Tombstone, Wyatt Earp and 1957's Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which it was repeatedly sung over the reoccruing title theme song by Frankie Laine. In the later half of the movie Laine changes the theme to: Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos. ... Wyatt Earp DVD cover Wyatt Earp is a 1994 Western film, written by Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Kasdan. ... Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 movie starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday about the famous October 26, 1881 gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007), was one of the most successful American singers of the twentieth century. ...

Other Boot Hill cemeteries

• Boot Hill cemeteries can be found in a number of towns, including:
  • Anamosa, Iowa
  • Billings, Montana
  • Bonanza, Custer County, Idaho
  • Canyon City, Oregon
  • Deadwood, South Dakota
  • Dodge City, Kansas
  • El Paso, Texas
  • Guthrie, Oklahoma
  • Hays, Kansas
  • Idaho City, Idaho
  • Ogallala, Nebraska
  • Pioche, Nevada
  • Riley Camp, Quay County, New Mexico
  • Seney Township, Michigan
  • Tascosa, Oldham County, Texas
  • Tilden, Texas
  • Virginia City, Montana
  • Virginia City, Nevada

• Boot Hill was also the name given by the prisoners to the cemetery at the Japanese-run Batu Lintang POW and civilian internment camp in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo during World War II

Anamosa is a city in Jones County, Iowa, USA. The population was 5,494 at the 2000 census. ... Motto: Star of the Big Sky Country Location in Montana Coordinates: , Country State County Yellowstone Founded 1877 Incorporated 1882 Government  - Mayor Ronald Tussing Area  - City  41 sq mi (106 km²)  - Land  33. ... Custer County is a county located in the state of Idaho. ... Canyon City is the county seat of Grant County, Oregon, about a mile south of John Day on U.S. Highway 395. ... A photograph of Deadwood in 1876. ... For the 1939 western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film). ... El Paso redirects here. ... Guthrie is a city in Logan County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. ... Hays is a city in Ellis County, Kansas, near the intersection of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 183. ... Idaho City is a city located in Boise County, Idaho. ... Sign for Front Street a popular Old West-themed tourist attraction in Ogallala Ogallala is a city located in Keith County, Nebraska. ... Pioche is a town located in Lincoln County, Nevada, of which it is the county seat. ... Quay County (pronounced kway) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Seney Township is a township located in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. ... Oldham County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Categories: US geography stubs | McMullen County, Texas ... Virginia City, from the road agent cemetery on the hill. ... View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ... Batu Lintang camp at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. ... Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian State of Sarawak. ... For the river, see Sarawak River. ... Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

References

See also

• Cowboy action shooting
• Frontier
• Western movie
• Potter's field

Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS), also known as Western Action Shooting or Single Action Shooting, is a competitive shooting sport that originated in California, USA, in the early 1980s. ... A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary, or of a different nature. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... A potters field is a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people. ...

External links

• Boot Hill Museum Dodge City, Kansas
• A tombstone in Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, from a Library of Congress website