Blazer's Mill - site of a gunfight involving Billy the Kid

Bent, New Mexico (NM), US

Text of the sign: Blazer's Mill - An early fight in the Lincoln County War occurred near this sawmill on April 5, 1878, when several men of the McSween faction, including Dick Brewer and Billy the Kid, attempted to arrest Buckshot Roberts. Roberts and Brewer were killed, and two others wounded, in the battle that followed.

Blazer's Mill - site of a gunfight involving Billy the Kid

Bent, New Mexico (NM), US

Events - Historical
Links: www.hmdb.org
By: daggerwell

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Comments

Anonymous

@ 2017-11-05 21:11:52

The location of the sign is not at the mill site. The Mill was located up the road on the reservation, but the historical sign was placed elsewhere due to political reasons. If you slow down after entering the reservation, you can see abode ruins alongside the highway. This is the mill site.

Anonymous

@ 2018-08-04 22:38:13

Thank you for the heads up!!!

Anonymous

@ 2020-12-17 21:53:21

Get out of here with your "political reasons".
They put the sign there because they didn't want people trampling on the actual site... Some people are so weird and will look to politicize anything and everything.