Greathouse Station and Tavern
Inscription
In late November, 1880, William “Billy the Kid” Bonney, David Rudabaugh and William Wilson were hiding out near here at a store and tavern operated by James Greathouse and a partner named Kuch. The night of November 27, they were surrounded [by] a posse. Deputy James Carlyle was accidentally killed when he attempted to negotiate the outlaw’s surrender.
Bonney and his companions escaped unharmed.
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