Billy the Kid - Hico, TX
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N 31° 58.956 W 098° 01.834
14R E 591587 N 3538917
Figure of Billy the Kid in the midst of a gun fight.
Waymark Code: WMP9C1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2015
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A plaque in front of the sculpture reads: OLLIE L. "BRUSHY BILL" ROBERTS, ALIAS/BILLY THE KID, DIED IN HICO, TEXAS/DECEMBER 27, 1950. HE SPENT THE LAST/DAYS OF HIS LIFE TRYING TO PROVE TO/THE WORLD HIS TRUE IDENTITY AND/OBTAIN THE PARDON PROMISED HIM BY THE/GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO./WE BELIEVE HIS STORY AND PRAY TO GOD/FOR THE FORGIVENESS HE SOLEMNLY/ASKED FOR.
TITLE: Billy the Kid
ARTIST(S): James Rice
DATE: 1993
MEDIUM: Figure: fiberglass, painted; Base: concrete and brick masonry.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000463
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Center Divide of Pecan Street
Between 2nd and 3rd Street
Hico, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted.
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