Began with grave of a suicide. Some occupants are: Dick Gosset, killed in Ft. Ewell gunfight, Feb. 1869. E.M. Crain, Confederate veteran; one of 4 cholera victims, 1869. John Smithwick, murdered, 1870. Jim--, assassinated from door of old Rock Store, 1872. Unknown, killed in gun battle while standing in front of old Rock Store, 1873. Unknown, killed unintentionally by Clabe Young, while playing a prank. S. Glenn Greer (12/7/1848-11/9/1874) thrown from a horse. Unknown, a Negro drowned in the Nueces, 1875. Unknown, murderer of James Minter, presumed to have been a Dalton gang member. Lige Harrison, Jr., killed at age 17 in a hunting accident, 1876. Samuel Wm. McCreery, murdered at his sheep ranch, 1877. Pemanio Palacios and Phelix Wheeler (infant), both died of natural causes. (1964)
Boot Hill Cemetery
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Boot Hill Cemetery is a historical marker in McMullen County, Texas, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in McMullen County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.4626, -98.5490. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dog Town Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hindes, Moses William, McMullem County, and Old Rock Store.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5311005974. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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