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== Early years ==
== Early years ==
Billy was born Henry McCarty in a New York City slum. After his father died, Billy and his mother moved to Silver City, [[New Mexico]], to look for a steady source of income <ref name="eyewitness">Eyewitness to History [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/billythekid.htm]</ref>
Billy was born Henry McCarty in a New York City slum. After his father died, Billy and his mother moved to Silver City, [[New Mexico]], to look for a steady source of income <ref name="eyewitness">Eyewitness to History [http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/billythekid.htm]</ref>. Little is known about his four years there, but in 1877 Billy moved to the embattled Lincoln County.
==Lincoln County War==
In the 1970's, Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan owned "Murphy & Dolan", the only general store in Lincoln County. Murphy & Dolan soon monopolized all [[banking|Bank]] and local [[law enforcement|Police]].
== References ==
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