";Wild Bill"; Longley LbNA #70738
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 25, 2016 |
| Location: | Giddings City Cemetery |
| City: | Giddings |
| County: | Lee |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Walksfar  |
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| Found by: | Sweet 'n' Spicy |
| Last found: | Sep 13, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 26, 2016 |
Texas outlaw Bill Longley was from a respectable family, but his hot temper, his fondness for liquor, and unsettled conditions during Reconstruction led him to become one of the most daring gunslingers of his day. He was said to have killed 32 persons before his capture in 1877. Tried for a Lee County murder, he was hanged in Giddings in 1878. Before Longley died, he repented and urged others to avoid his example. His grave was once outside the cemetery bounds.
Enter center gate and proceed to Longley's grave. Check out the historical marker. From there continue on road to first road to left. Go left to two evergreen bushes. Box is in the branches above the headstone marked "TSCHATSCHULA".
Enter center gate and proceed to Longley's grave. Check out the historical marker. From there continue on road to first road to left. Go left to two evergreen bushes. Box is in the branches above the headstone marked "TSCHATSCHULA".