Fort Sumner
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Fort Sumner is a small town in eastern New Mexico, known primarily as the place where Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in 1881 and where he is buried.
The town was named for the nearby military post, Fort Sumner, which served as a detention site for Navajo and Apache peoples during the 1860s.
Southwestern U.S. state
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- frontierEdge of settlement
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
pioneers · territory · trading post · Old West · high plains · ranching · homestead · preservation
Fugitive from justice
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- graveSerious and worrying
- museumPublic exhibit space
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
escape · wanted · regulator · notorious · legend · infamy · tombstone · tourist attraction
Southwestern indigenous people
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- relocationPermanent change of residence
treaty · Kit Carson · forced march · suffering · memorial · reconciliation · captivity · starvation
Stationed military force
- cavalryMounted military force
- outpostRemote military station
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
commander · infantry · encampment · regiment · quartermaster · parade ground · adobe · soldiers
New Mexico
Southwestern U.S. state
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- frontierEdge of settlement
- landmarkNotable point of reference
heritage · pioneers · territory · trading post · Old West · high plains · ranching · homestead · preservation · tourism
outlaw
Fugitive from justice
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- graveSerious and worrying
- museumPublic exhibit space
shootout · escape · wanted · regulator · notorious · legend · infamy · tombstone · tourist attraction · frontier justice
Navajo
Southwestern indigenous people
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- internmentWartime civilian imprisonment
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
relocation · treaty · Kit Carson · forced march · suffering · memorial · reconciliation · captivity · starvation · cultural trauma
garrison
Stationed military force
barracks · commander · infantry · encampment · regiment · quartermaster · parade ground · adobe · soldiers · army post
- Frontier Forts
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- New Mexico PlacesAlbuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Carlsbad, Gallup
- Western TownsTombstone, Deadwood, Dodge, Abilene, Virginia City
- Navajo HistoryNavajo Nation, Navajo Code Talkers, chapter houses
- Pecos RegionPecos, Carlsbad, Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad Caverns
Fort SumnerNew York City
America's largest city
Los Angeles · Tokyo · London · Chicago · metropolis
Fort SumnerPlymouth Rock
Fabled Pilgrim arrival site
Independence Hall · Jamestown · Gettysburg · Philadelphia · Boston
Fort SumnerManhattan
NYC's densest borough
San Francisco · Boston · Seattle · Miami · coastal city
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