Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Welcome to the Boot Hill Graveyard and Gift Shop in Tombstone, Arizona where outlaws and the likes of Wyatt Earp and "Doc" Holliday became western legends and household names. “Imagine an entire city on the National Historic Register.
Tombstone History – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Founded in 1879, Boothill Graveyard was used until the new cemetery – New Tombstone City Cemetery – opened in 1884. After the new cemetery opened and began being used, Boothill Graveyard was called “The Old Cemetery.”
History of Boothill Graveyard – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Sometime around 1929 and the towns first Helldorado Days, people started calling the "Old Cemetery" Boot Hill Graveyard. Its occupants ran the spectrum of all the cultures and nationalities of early Tombstone.
Boothill Graveyard - Tombstone Chamber of Commerce
This historical cemetery was the burial ground, for all of Tombstones earliest pioneers. The name Boot Hill comes from the fact that many of these graves were filled with people that died suddenly or violently with their boots on!
Tour The Graveyard – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Learn about some of those who found the Boothill Graveyard to be their final resting place. This is a "Work in Progress" and names/photos will be added over time.
Lester Moore – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Back to the Graveyard. Tour The Graveyard; Lester Moore worked at a Wells Fargo office in Naco, Arizona, along the Mexican border. Hank Dunston arrived one day to claim a package. The package was damaged and Dunstan disapproved, letting the lead fly at Lester. ... A Veteran Owned Small Business - Member of the Tombstone Chamber of Commerce ...
Billy Kinsman – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
I found two men named William Kinsman in Tombstone's 1880 census, both from England and both the correct approximate age. I am unsure which one was him, or if he possibly may have been counted twice. The first, enumerated on June 1, 1880, shows Kinsman living on his own as a boarder in a hotel.
Frank Bowles – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Frank Bowles - 1880. His horse became frightened and threw him off. This caused a rifle to discharge and badly injure his knee. He lay in camp for several weeks without medical attention and when friends took him to a doctor for amputation it was too late.
George Johnson – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
The grave marker on the right is the current. The epitaphs on both markers serve as an exoneration of Johnson. He is buried in the Boothill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona.
Joseph Ziegler – Tombstone Boothill Graveyard
Joseph Ziegler was a miner employed near Tombstone, Arizona on November 1, 1882. That day he and a coworker named Ed Williams had an altercation while laying track for the ore cars. The issue at hand is unknown but the problem between the two men festered and led to a fatal incident after work.