Circleville in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

"More lives than a dozen cats"

Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025

1. "More lives than a dozen cats" Marker

Inscription. On November 8, 1901, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, "Butch Cassiday [sic] has more lives than a dozen cats, and his ubiquitousness is more than a match for his multitudinous lives. He has been killed time and again within the past five years, and he has also taken part in every notorious robbery during that time. Butch Cassiday [sic] evidently is not a mere man; he is a criminal syndicate."

Captions
(Photo #1) Documents Related to the Alleged Killing of Butch Cassidy. Receipt for Burial Expenses on County of Carbon Letterhead. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, HA.com.
(Photo #2) Salt Lake Tribune, September 15, 1909.
(Photo #3) Salt Lake Herald, May 17, 1898.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1898.

Location. 38° 8.674′ N, 112° 18.28′ W. Marker is in 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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17690 N Hwy 89, Circleville UT 84723, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Butch Cassidy Childhood Home (here, next to this marker); Trade with the Native Americans

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(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.

"More lives than a dozen cats" Marker (left side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025

2. "More lives than a dozen cats" Marker (left side)

Additional marker on Butch Cassidy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025

3. Additional marker on Butch Cassidy

Census records marker about Butcher Cassidy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025

4. Census records marker about Butcher Cassidy

Butch Cassidy Childhood Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 4, 2025

5. 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 127 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.