Mission Lake in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Amache Prowers

Area Resident

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

1. Amache Prowers Marker

Inscription. Amache Ochinee Prowers (ca. 1846-1905) was born near Bent's Fort, the daughter of a Cheyenne chief named Ochinee. In 1861, as a teenage girl, she married John Prowers, a trader with Bent, St. Vrain & Co. For a time, Amache and her husband lived in Westport and they eventually had nine children.

After Amache's father and other relatives were killed at the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre in southeastern Colorado, the federal government gave Amache a 640 acre tract of land along the Arkansas River. Her husband operated a trading post in Boggsville, Colorado, supplying travelers along the Santa Fe Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 38° 55.517′ N, 94° 34.422′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Mission Lake. It is on East Red Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1303 E Red Bridge Rd, Kansas City MO 64131, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Beckwourth (a few steps from this marker); Jim Bridger (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Majors (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Hiram Young (within shouting distance of this marker); Kit Carson (within shouting distance of this marker); Trails Before Highways (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); River Crossings and Red Bridges (about 500 feet away); Trail Hazards (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Also see . . . Amache Prowers on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

2. Amache Prowers Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 26, 2022

3. Amache Prowers Marker

Marker is on Red Bridge Road with others on posts.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.