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The U.S. Army established Fort Sumner in 1862 as a supply and control point for the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation. About 10,000 Navajo were forcibly relocated from the Four-Corners Region during the tragic march known as the Long Walk. About 500 Apaches from southern New Mexico were also brought here. Approximately 3,000 Navajos and Apaches died here. The ill-conceived reservation was closed in 1868, and the Navajos and Apaches returned to their homes. The fort was abandoned in 1869.
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Fort Sumner, New Mexico · United States
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Fort Sumner, the Bosque Redondo Reservation, and "Billy the Kid's" Grave
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Bosque Redondo Memorial at Fort Sumner Historic Site
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Old Fort Sumner and “Billy the Kid’s” Grave
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William "Billy the Kid" Bonney Grave 1859-1881 / Old Fort Sumner Cemetery
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Welcome to the Historic Fort Sumner Cemetery
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Billy the Kid
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