This is the shotgun that Billy the Kid killed Bob Olinger with during his famous escape from The Lincoln County Courthouse on April 28, 1881. Billy broke the gun over the railing after he fired it and see how it was repaired.

Here is top view of the shotgun that Billy the Kid killed Bob Olinger with.

Now a bottom view of the shotgun Billy the Kid killed Bob Olinger with.

The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid was written by Pat Garrett the year after he shot the Kid. The forward was added later by Pat’s son, Jarvis.

The edition of The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid is signed by Pat Garrett’s son and daughter, Jarvis and Pauline. Pat and his wife, Apolinaria, had nine children.

Sheriff Pat Garrett was the estate administrator for the deceased, Robert Olinger, after he was killed by Billy the Kid. It mentions the shotgun Billy used to shoot him with on April 28, 1881.

This monument was placed in memory of the civilians killed in Columbus, New Mexico by Pancho Villa forces on March 6, 1916.

The plaque on this pallet marks the spot where Billy the Kid died on July 28, 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. It was in Pete Maxwell’s bedroom. Sheriff Pat Garrett tracked Billy there were he shot him.

The spot where Billy the Kid took his final breath after being shot by Pat Garrett on July 14, 1818 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico

We received this copy of a letter that Governor Curry wrote about the killing of Sheriff Pat Garrett outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico on February 29, 1908.

The Hillsboro, New Mexico, Southern Arizona and Dona Ana, New Mexico Historical Societies combined their creative efforts to present a recreation of the famous trial of Oliver Lee for the murder/disappearance of Col. Albert Fountain and his son Henry on February 1, 1896. It involved several historical figures such as Pat Garrett, Albert Fall and Thomas Catron.

This gold badge was presented to Sheriff Pat Garrett the same year he killed Billy the Kid in 1881. It recently sold at auction for over $150,000.

The legendary and supposedly haunted St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico was built by Henri Lambert in 1872. Lambert was Abraham Lincoln's private chef and was encouraged, with his wife Mary, to open it by Ulysses S. Grant. Sadly, it closed its doors on September 16, 2024.

This Hotel built by Henri and Mary Lambert in 1872 entertained many famous and infamous guests throughout its history, including the malevolent spirit in Room 18.

Legend has it that T.J. Wright won the deed to the hotel in a poker game at this hotel in 1881 and was shot later that night in this room. His angry spirit still resides here and the room has been locked up since the mid 1980's due to several horrific incidents.

The poker room at the St. James Hotel was where many Old West figures including The Earp's, Doc Holliday, Pat Garrett, Clay Allison and many others dealt with Lady Luck!