Gloria
Barngrover, the Boot Hill museum's general manager. "It
takes you back to relive the legend. We're trying
to preserve the history for the public. We love
to entertain people but our main purpose is protecting
that history."
"The
'Gunsmoke' exhibit is a big attraction. Dodge City
has a lot of history, but 'Gunsmoke' brought it
into their living rooms,"
Barngrover
said is asked about Matt Dillon, Miss Kitty and
the other characters.
"They
don't separate the fictional from the real life.
Some thought they were real people from the past.
We've had people call and ask if Matt Dillon still
had relatives in town."
Bodies
from the original Boot Hill cemetary were moved
in 1879 because the land was needed for the expanding
town.
