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Blazer’s Mill

Bent, New Mexico
Historical Marker Database · Bill Kirchner
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An early fight in the Lincoln County War occurred near a sawmill on April 5, 1878, when several men of the McSween faction, including Dick Brewer and Billy the Kid, attempted to arrest Buckshot Roberts. Roberts and Brewer were killed, and two others were wounded, in the battle that followed.
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Bent, New Mexico · United States

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