Boothill Graveyard (Tombstone, Arizona)
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Boothill Graveyard | |
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| Established | 1878 |
| Location | Tombstone, Arizona |
| 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. 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.
"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.