Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 26 July 1865, Casper, Wyoming: After their winter raids, the Cheyennes and Lakotas who had left Colorado and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Historical Marker The following story is from the book, Comanches, The Destruction of a People, by T.R. Fehrenbach: The People had close communication, for all the looseness and autonomy...
Back to Blood Trails Plum Creek Leg Historical Markers for Caldwell County Historical Markers for Gonzales County Historical Markers for Guadalupe County To the north are the beautiful counties of Comal and Hays. Battle of Plum Creek Historical...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Gregory F. Michno describes the Plum Creek Massacre in his book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars. 8 August 1864, Lexington, Nebraska: In addition to raiding along the Little Blue River, Cheyennes...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Pioneer Cabin 212 South Park Avenue Helena, MT 59601 Phone: (406) 422-4727 Email: [email protected] In the fall of 1864, a miner named Wilson Butts staked his claim along Last Chance...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Plymouth colonists were enjoying peaceful times for two reasons: one was an illness that had decimated the New England Indians from Rhode Island to Maine "the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum P.O. Box 911 Douglas, WY 82633 Phone: 307-358-9288 Fax: 307-358-9293 The purpose of the Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum is to collect, preserve, interpret and...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts The following is from the book, Indian Wars, by Bill Yenne. In 1832, a Zacatecan priest named Father Jose Maria Mercado led an ambush of a group of Pomo people that he mistakenly...
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