Near Circleville in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Butch Cassidy Childhood Home
Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025
1. Butch Cassidy Childhood Home Marker
He was 14 when his family moved here and about 18 when he left. Research about Parker's life here is ongoing. Information uncovered so far shows he was a fun big brother, loved dancing and racing horses, liked to read, was a hard worker and was kind to animals.
Eventually, there will be permanent signs at this site to provide information about Butch's life as a teenager and his later life as a miner, ranch hand, adventurer and outlaw.
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(Photo #1) The Parker Homestead from a time when the trees were more lush and abundant. Photo by Parker Hamilton. Published by Utah Life. Robert LeRoy Parker (Butch Cassidy). Utah Division of State History Library
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 38° 8.673′ N, 112° 18.277′ W. Marker is near Circleville, Utah, in Garfield County. It is on U.S. 89 one mile south of Birch Crk Rd, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the Butch Cassidy Childhood Home.
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Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "More lives than a dozen cats" (here, next to this marker); Trade with the Native Americans (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Paiute Trail Story" (within shouting distance of this marker); Circleville (approx. 2.7 miles away); Circleville Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Circleville Massacre (approx. 2.7 miles away); Circleville Massacre Monument (approx. 2.7 miles away); Kingston Ward (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Circleville.
Also see . . . Butch Cassidy.
Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025
2. The view of the Butch Cassidy Childhood Home and Marker (right side)
Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West.(Submitted on May 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Parker engaged in criminal activity for more than a decade at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century, but the pressures of being pursued by law enforcement, notably the Pinkerton detective agency, forced him to flee the United States. He fled with his accomplice Harry Longabaugh, known as the "Sundance Kid", and Longabaugh's girlfriend Etta Place. The trio traveled first to Argentina and then to Bolivia, where Parker and Longabaugh are believed to have been killed in a shootout with the Bolivian Army in November 1908; the exact circumstances of their fate is unclear.
Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025
3. Butch Cassidy Childhood Home
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
