Fort Grant, Arizona so as to protect settlers who were constantly harassed by Apache warriors. It played a prominent role in the Apache Wars of the 1880s. It was repurposed in 1900 as a staging point for soldiers going to the Philippines to fight in the Philippine–American War. Henry McCarty or (McCarthy), William Antrim, Henry Antrim, William McCarty, William Bonney, and William H. Bonney, or better known as, "Billy the Kid," reportedly settled in the vicinity of Fort Grant in 1876 working as a ranch hand and tending sheep nearby. In 1877 McCarty killed a local blacksmith at a saloon and gambling house
Luther McCarty at the time of his death. Later that year Johnson defended his title against Flynn, and the following year, Frank Moran - two opponents soundly defeated by McCarty. He is buried in Piqua, Ohio. Noted Los Angeles boxing instructor DeWitt Van Court in 1926 called McCarty "unquestionably the greatest young heavyweight prospect since the days of John L. Sullivan." Luther McCarty Luther McCarty (March 20, 1892 – May 24, 1913) was a heavyweight boxer who is considered by most to be the greatest of all the "white hope" fighters who fought during the time of Jack Johnson. McCarty was largely