Summit View Cemetery (established 1890) is a historic cemetery located in
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Guthrie is a city and county seat in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 10,191 at the 2010 census, a 2.7 percent increase from the figure of 9,925 in the 2000 census.
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Operated by the city of Guthrie (the territorial capitol) since 1915, the cemetery is the final resting place for many prominent Oklahoma pioneers, including at least two
territorial governors (
Cassius McDonald Barnes and
Robert Martin) and
Frank Dale
Frank Dale (November 26, 1849 – February 10, 1930) was the second Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Oklahoma Territory, serving from 1893 until 1898. Born in Somonauk, Illinois, he pioneered both in Kansas and Oklahoma, be ...
, the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court.
The cemetery has several sections, including a
Boot Hill section in which several famous outlaws are buried—
Bill Doolin
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
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, Charlie Pierce, Richard "Little Dick" West,
Bert Casey, and
Elmer McCurdy
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Elmer J. McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American bank and train robber who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a Katy Train in Oklahoma in October 1911. Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up", his mummif ...
among them.
External links
History of Summit View CemeteryMap of Summit View Cemetery
Protected areas of Logan County, Oklahoma
Cemeteries in Oklahoma
Boot Hill cemeteries
1890 establishments in Oklahoma Territory
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Buildings and structures in Logan County, Oklahoma
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