Hico, Texas: Statue of Billy the Kid, Maybe
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 58.956 W 098° 01.834
14R E 591587 N 3538917
Ollie "Brushy Bill" Roberts died in Hico in 1950, claiming he was 91-year-old Billy the Kid. In 1987 the town erected a strangely lumpy statue of Billy firing his six-shooter, with a plaque supporting Brushy's claim.
Waymark Code: WMPZMY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2015
Views: 5
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.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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