oot Hill Museum was built on the original location of the infamous Boot Hill Cemetery. From 1872 to 1878 Dodge City had no established cemetery of its own. It became known as Boot Hill due to the fact that most of the people buried here still had there boots on their feet. Most of the bodies were believed to have been moved during Dodge City's early expansion. There is a large corner, left undisturbed, where you are able to walk among the markers that tell the stories of the many souls who were buried on top of the hill. The cemetery only existed as a burial ground for about six years; it was a lookout point, used to view the river's lowlands, a place to observe wild game and buffalo and to detect one's enemies. As you read about the many who were shot, found dead, or what ever their demise, you will realize that they were real people, trying to survive the violence of the times. The following is a list of a few of those buried on Boot Hill: Jack Reynolds - the first recorded killing in Dodge City. He was shot six times by a railroad track layer, September 1872. J. M. Essington - a carpenter and owner of the Essington Hotel, he was shot by the cook of the hotel, November 1872. Charles 'Texas' Hill and Ed Williams - both killed in a dance hall by the "Dodge City Vigilance Committee", February 1873. John Wagner - died April 1878, from wounds received in a shoot-out with Ed Masterson. Alice Chambers - believed to be the only woman and the last person buried on Boot Hill, May 5, 1878.