Boothill Graveyard | |
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Established | 1878 |
Location | Tombstone, Arizona[1] |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 31°43′12″N 110°04′13″W / 31.7200580°N 110.0702618°W |
No. of interments | At least 250 |
Website | official website – managed by the City of Tombstone https://cityoftombstoneaz.gov |
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Boothill Graveyard is a small graveyard of at least 250 interments located in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona.[2] Also known as the "Old City Cemetery", the graveyard was used after 1883 only to bury outlaws and a few others. It had a separate Jewish cemetery, which is nearby.[3]
"Boot Hill" refers to the number of men who died with their boots on. Among a number of pioneer Boot Hill cemeteries in the Old West, Tombstone is among the best-known, and it is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.[3]