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| TOMBSTONE'S BOOTHILL Cemeteries are silent voices of history. The past is conveyed through words on headstones. The letters chiseled into stone or wood tell the tales of tragedy, violence, success, love, pride and glory. The quiet tombstones even pass humor along to the living. Lester Moore´s epitaph reads "Here lies Lester Moore, Four slugs from a 44, No Les, No More". Glenn Will, also known as Bronco Bill, has a grave marker that reads, "1871 Glenn Will 1953 His ashes arrived collect on delivery". My favorite words of wisdom come from Frank Bowles head stone, "As you pass by, remember that as you are, so once was I, and as I am, you soon will be, remember me." When Boothill was first established it was called the The "old cemetery" fell into disrepair. The original wooden grave markers rotted away and the desert reclaimed the cemetery. In 1923 concerned citizens went to work on cleaning up the old cemetery and researched the graves to replace fallen markers. Because of the many violent deaths, the term "Boothill Graveyard" was symbolic of the town´s earlier lawless days. Some of the notorious occupants of Boothill are: Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank McLaury who were killed by the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday at the OK Corral. There are some that say that Boothill and the new
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