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Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
· Fort Sumner 1862 - 1868
Historical Marker Database · Sandy Ballard
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Historic Fort Sumner served as the headquarters of the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation, where over 400 Mescalero Apache and 7,000 Navajo were held as prisoners of war.
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Charlie Bowdre
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Billy the Kid's Elusive Tombstone
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William "Billy the Kid" Bonney Grave 1859-1881 / Old Fort Sumner Cemetery
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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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Fort Sumner, the Bosque Redondo Reservation, and "Billy the Kid's" Grave
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