June 2, 2009 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas The Boot Hill Museum is located on Front Street in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas   Fra Oklahoma kørte vi nordpå til Kansas i aftes, og vi tilbragte dagen i dag i Dodge City, Kansas, i sin tid kendt som den hårdeste lille by i det Vilde Vesten. From Oklahoma we drove north to Kansas last night, and we spent the day today in Dodge City, Kansas, once known as the meanest little town in the Wild West.       Museet er opkaldt efter den gamle "Boot Hill" Kirkegård, der stadig ligger nordvest for byen, omend alle de afdødes jordiske rester menes at være flyttet til byens "rigtige" kirkegård omkring 1879. Det var en mere eller mindre uofficiel gravplads, hvor folk blev begravet, hvis de var middelløse eller anonyme, eller hvis de bare blev anset for at være for slemme til at blive begravet med ordentlige kristne i den almindelige kirkegård. The Museum was named for the old "Boot Hill" Cemetery, which is still located northwest of town, although remains of all those interred are believed to have been moved to the town's "real" cemetery about 1879. It was a more or less unofficial burial ground, where people were buried if they were either indigent or unknown, or if they were just considered too villainous to be buried with the proper, law abiding Christian folks in the regular cemetery.     EN BISON JÆGER VED NAVN McGILL SOM MOREDE SIG MED AT SKYDE IND I HVERT HUS HAN KOM FORBI HAN KOMMER IKKE HER FORBI IGEN DØDE MARTS 1873 A BUFFALO HUNTER NAMED McGILL WHO AMUSED HIMSELF BY SHOOTING INTO EVERY HOUSE HE PASSED HE WON'T PASS THIS WAY AGAIN DIED MARCH1873     ALICE CHAMBERS DØDE SØNDAG DEN 5. MAJ 1878 ET FULDT ANERKENDT MEDLEM AF GRUPPEN KALDET DE SNAVSEDE DUER HUN VAR MANGES FAVORIT HENDES SIDSTE ORD "OMSTÆNDIGHEDER" FØRTE MIG TIL DETTE ENDELIGT" ALICE CHAMBERS DIED SUNDAY MAY 5 1878 A FULL FLEDGED MEMBER OF THE GROUP REFERRED AS SOILED DOVES SHE WAS A FAVORITE OF MANY HER LAST WORDS "CIRCUMSTANCES LED ME TO THIS END" Alice Chambers menes at være den sidste, der blev begravet på Boot Hill, og den eneste kvinde. Hun var prostitueret og døde pengeløs og venneløs af naturlige årsager. Alice Chambers is believed to be the last to be buried on Boot Hill, and the only woman. She was a prostitute and she died pennyless and friendless from natural causes.

MAC McDERMOTT DØDE FEBRUAR 1873 McDERMOTT SKØD CASEYS VEN SÅ CASEY SKØD McDERMOTT ØJE FOR ØJE OG TAND FOR TAND FRONTERLANDETS LOV MAC McDERMOTT DIED FEBRUARY 1873 McDERMOTT SHOT CASEY'S FRIEND SO CASEY SHOT McDERMOTT EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH THE FRONTIER CODE Sandsynligvis var McDermotts offer Edward Hurley, som blev dræbt under et skyderi i en af byens horehuse den 17. januar, 1873. "Han drak for meget og elskede uklogt." En mand ved navn Barney Cullen blev skudt ved samme lejlighed, og er også begravet her. McDermott's victim was probably Edward Hurley, killed in a shooting spree in one of the town's houses of ill repute on January 17, 1873. "He drank too much and loved unwisely." A man named Barney Cullen was killed on the same occasion, and was buried here as well.       GEORGE HOYT SKUDT 26. JULI, 1878 EN AFTEN SKØD HAN EFTER WYATT EARP BEGRAVET PÅ BOOT HILL 21. AUGUST, 1878 MÅ HANS FEJL OM HAN HAVDE NOGEN GEMMES I GRAVEN GEORGE HOYT SHOT JULY 26, 1878 ONE NIGHT HE TOOK A POT SHOT AT WYATT EARP BURIED ON BOOT HILL AUGUST 21, 1878 LET HIS FAULTS IF HE HAD ANY BE HIDDEN IN THE GRAVE George Hoyt blev skudt af Dodge Citys berømte sheriff, Wyatt Earp ~ George Hoyt was shot by Dodge City's famous marshal, Wyatt Earp     JOHN WAGNER DØDE APRIL 1878 UNDER SKYDERI MED BYENS SHERIFF ED MASTERSON JOHN WAGNER DIED APRIL 1878 DURING SHOOT-OUT WI TH THE CITY MARSHAL ED MASTERSON John "Jack" Wagner var lige kommet til byen med en flok cowboys, og de sad og drak på et af byens værtshuse. Da det begyndte at gå lidt for vildt til, blev sheriffen Ed Masterson tilkaldt, og da han ankom, blev han skudt og såret af Jack Wagner. I skyderiet der fulgte blev Wagner dræbt, men det er uvist om han blev skudt af Masterson eller ej. John "Jack" Wagner had just come into town with a few other cowboys, and they were sitting at one of the town's saloons drinking. When things got too rowdy, sheriff Ed Masterson was called, and when he arrived he was shot and wounded by Jack Wagner. In the shoot-out that followed Wagner was killed, but it is uncertain whether or not he was killed by Masterson.

DEAD EYE 1873 Steve "Dead Eye" O'Hara     SORTE JACK 1872 SKUDT GENNEM HOVEDET BLACK JACK 1872 SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD Sorte Jack var neger, og blev skudt gennem hovedet udenfor Beatty & Kelleys Restaurant, da han forsøgte at komme derind med en af byens glædespiger, Sadie Ratzell Hudson. Han var den første, der blev begravet her. Black Jack was a black man, shot through the head in front of Beatty and Kelley's Restaurant, when he tried to go in there with one of the local ladies of the evening, Sadie Ratzell Hudson. He was the first to be buried here.   Sadie Ratzell Hudson

Fort Dodge Fængsel ~ Fort Dodge Jail

Det meste af Front Street er nedbrændt adskillige gange, og er blevet genopbygget efter gamle billeder. Most of Front Street has burned down several times, and has been reconstructed from old photographs.                     Midt på eftermiddagen hylede tornado-sirenerne, og så var det ned i kælderen med os allesammen, ikke bare én, men to gange. Velkommen til Kansas! In the middle of the afternoon the tornado sirens sounded, and off we all went, down into the basement, not just once, but two times. Welcome to Kansas!

I Long Branch Saloon ~ In the Long Branch Saloon     I banken ~ In the bank       Desperados

Dagen sluttede med underholdning i Long Branch Saloon ~ The day ended with a variety show in the Long Branch Saloon   Miss Kitty     Can-Can

April, klar til at kravle i et musehul, under en serenade fra bartenderen. April was serenaded by the bartender, and wanted to climb under a rock.

Camping Information We're staying at the Western Star RV Park east of Liberal, Kansas, where we are paying $25.00 for the night for full hook-ups. Facilities: Full hook-ups Huge private bathrooms with showers Indoor jacuzzi Laundry Free cable TV Free wi-fi More Kansas Travel Information Here YESTERDAY TOMORROW