Boothill Cemetery - Billings, Montana - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

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Boothill Cemetery

Named boothill because so many of its occupants went to their deaths with their boots on, this cemetery was the burying ground for Colson,  Yellowstone River twon existing from 1877-1885 on the edge of what was to be Billings.  Most famous buried here was H.M (Muggins) Taylor,  scout who took news of Custer Massacre June25, 1876, from the battle area to Bozeman.  Taylor later a deputy sheriff, was gunned down in 1882 in Coulson's laundry as he attempted to stop the laundress' drunken husband from beating her.

Group that erected the marker: City of Billings URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Off Main Street and Airport Road Billings, Montana United States 59102

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