Bill Doolin - Summit View Cemetery - Guthrie, OK
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Max and 99
N 35° 53.890 W 097° 24.211
14S E 644077 N 3973831
This is one of the outlaw graves in the "Boot Hill" section of Summit View Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM14H9R
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2021
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On the north side of Summit View Cemetery, is a section called "Boot Hill", where outlaws are laid to rest. Bill Doolin is one of those outlaws, and his marker tells how he died. Bill has an upright, large marker that is in good condition. The large headstone just south of Bill's is for Elmer McCurdy, a bank and train robber. Boot Hill gets a lot of visitors!
About 30 minutes northeast of Guthrie, in Ingalls, is the location of the Doolin-Dalton Gang Shootout.
Text on headstone:
"Bill" Doolin
William "Bill" Doolin
1858-1896
Killed August 25, 1896
Near Lawson, Oklahoma Territory by Deputy United States Marshal Heck Thomas and Posse.
Type of Death Listed: Murder
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Killed August 25, 1896 Near Lawson, Oklahoma Territory by Deputy United States Marshal Heck Thomas and Posse
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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