Lawmakers want to make outlaw Butch Cassidy's home a monument
Newsy
Past efforts by Utah lawmakers to better preserve the notorious figure's childhood home have failed.
With the same tenacity shown by the legendary outlaw himself, Utah lawmakers are once again trying to turn the site of the childhood home of Butch Cassidy into a state monument.
Filed Tuesday in the Utah State Legislature, the resolution's sponsors want to create the Butch Cassidy State Monument on land near the home that still stands outside Circleville — a town in a rural part of the state's southern half.
Scripps News Salt Lake
Despite previous failed attempts to seek a designation for the site, the resolution sponsored by Rep. Carl Albrecht reads "that it is in the best interest of Piute County to preserve and maintain the Butch Cassidy home as a state monument."
The dilapidated wooden home rests just off U.S. Highway 89, and has become a popular stop for fans of the legendary cowboy who gained fame and notoriety.
