Wandering Iris Tuesday Pik – Billy The Kid – Lincoln, New Mexico

The town of Lincoln, New Mexico was home to Billy the Kid for a while.  Billy worked as a cowhand at a ranch near town which belonged to Henry Tunstall.  The largest building in town is the Courthouse which was also a General Store in Billy’s time.  Billy was arrested for killing the sheriff and instead of keeping him in the town jail he was kept in chains in a room upstairs, guarded by two deputies.  Billy shot both deputies and escaped.

Wandering Iris Tuesday Pik – Lincoln, New Mexico

Lincoln is on Highway 360 and about 60 miles west of Roswell New Mexico

It is famous for being the place where Billy the Kid was shot

in the Old Lincoln County Courthouse

Travel theme: Arches 2

An Arch in Lincoln, Nebraska

Gateway Arch

“The” Arch in St. Louis, Missouri

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Travel theme: Arches

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