Near St. Francis in Cheyenne County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cherry Creek Encampment, 1864-65

Last Buffalo

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014

1. Cherry Creek Encampment, 1864-65 Marker

Inscription. These iron sculptures by Todie Zweygardt are in memory of the Cheyenne and other Indians, survivors of the 29 Nov. 1864 Massacre at Sand Creek, Colo., who fled to this Cherry Creek Valley, remaining until joined by forces of there Plains tribes for an attack at Julesburg, Colo. on 7 Jan, 1865.

In the valley below, on 25 April 1887, Sam Ferguson and neighboring homesteaders shot and butchered the last known bull buffalo of this area.

Erected by Todie Zweygardt.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1887.

Location. 39° 47.209′ N, 101° 50.342′ W. Marker is near St. Francis, Kansas, in Cheyenne County. It is on State Highway 27 near U.S. 36, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Francis KS 67756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cheyenne County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Sand Creek massacre - Wikipedia. The Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand
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Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was an atrocity in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a peaceful village of Cheyenne and Arapaho inhabited in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an estimated 70–163 Indians, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. (Submitted on November 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

2. Julesburg, Colorado - Wikipedia. Julesburg was a large and prominent stagecoach station and the site of Fort Rankin (later Fort Sedgwick). In revenge for the Sand Creek Massacre, one thousand Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota warriors attacked Julesburg on January 7, 1865. In the battle the Indians defeated about 60 soldiers of the U.S. army and 50 armed civilians. (Submitted on November 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014

2. Cherry Creek Encampment, 1864-65 Marker

Cherry Creek Encampment, 1864-65 Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014

3. Cherry Creek Encampment, 1864-65 Memorial

List of Sand Creek Survivors and Cheyennes at Cherry Creek, Christmas 1864 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2014

4. List of Sand Creek Survivors and Cheyennes at Cherry Creek, Christmas 1864

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 3,395 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.