Boot Hill Cemetery
Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
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As Hays City grew further to the north and homes were built in the area and near the site of the cemetery, many of the grave sites and bodies were relocated to Mount Allen Cemetery, which was further to the north of Boot Hill. Records however were incomplete and therefore the whereabouts of all the grave sites were lost in history.
Visitors to this site, which is located on the northeast corner of Fort and 18th Street, can see a marker called "The Homesteader" a statue by local artist Pete Felten. The statue commemorates the first cemetery of Hays City. The Boot Hill Cemetery in Hays, the oldest west of the Mississippi, was named because many of the inhabitants "died with their boots on." By 1872, when the town of Dodge City, KS was founded, the Hays City Boot Hill was already well populated with 36 grave sites. Therefore, the original Boot Hill was located in Hays, not Dodge City as many people believe.
As Hays City grew further to the north and homes were built in the area and near the site of the cemetery, many of the grave sites and bodies were relocated to Mount Allen Cemetery, which was further to the north of Boot Hill. Records however were incomplete and therefore the whereabouts of all the grave sites were lost in history.
Visitors to this site, which is located on the northeast corner of Fort and 18th Street, can see a marker called "The Homesteader" a statue by local artist Pete Felten. The statue commemorates the first cemetery of Hays City. The Boot Hill Cemetery in Hays, the oldest west of the Mississippi, was named because many of the inhabitants "died with their boots on." By 1872, when the town of Dodge City, KS was founded, the Hays City Boot Hill was already well populated with 36 grave sites. Therefore, the original Boot Hill was located in Hays, not Dodge City as many people believe.
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Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
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- Percent photographed95%
- Percent with GPS56%
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Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
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Hays, Ellis County, Kansas, USA
- Total memorials13
- Percent photographed92%
- Percent with GPS77%
- Added: 31 Mar 2002
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1178615
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