Billy The Kid Museum, Frontier history museum in Fort Sumner, US.
The museum displays over 60,000 artifacts including vintage furniture, old vehicles, animal skulls, and items from the American West period.
The Fort Sumner Museum, established in 1952 by Ed Sweet, changed its name to highlight its connection with the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid.
The museum exhibits present the daily life, customs, and challenges of people living in New Mexico during the 1800s and early 1900s.
Located at 1435 East Sumner Avenue on Highway 60/84, the museum includes a gift shop offering educational materials and Western-themed souvenirs.
The collection features Billy the Kid's Winchester rifle, original Wanted posters, and the bullet-marked door from the room where he died.
Location: Fort Sumner
Website: https://billythekidmuseumfortsumner.com
GPS coordinates: 34.46622,-104.22949
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:33
New Mexico combines geological formations with historical sites spanning multiple periods. The region includes cave systems such as Carlsbad Caverns, extensive gypsum fields at White Sands, volcanic landscapes at El Malpais National Monument, and unusual rock formations in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The territory also preserves evidence of pre-Columbian and Spanish settlement, including pueblo ruins, cliff dwellings, and seventeenth-century mission complexes. Sites range from ancient petroglyphs at Three Rivers to military installations like Fort Union. Natural attractions include hot springs at Jemez Springs, the volcanic crater of Valles Caldera, and the deep blue waters of Blue Hole. The collection features archaeological monuments such as Chaco Culture and Bandelier, geological curiosities like the hoodoos at Tent Rocks, and historic pueblos including Taos, which has been continuously inhabited for over a thousand years.
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