Near Blanding in San Juan County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Chief Posey's War

March 20-23, 1923

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

1. Chief Posey's War Marker

Inscription. This location marks the second encounter of one of the last Indian uprisings in the United States. Posey and his Piute followers helped 2 young braves escape from the Blanding jail. At this site the pursuing posse closed in, Posey opened fire and shot Sheriff John Rogers' horse out from under him, narrowly missing several others. The next day the battle shifted to the Comb Ridge area where Chief Posey was shot and one of the escaped braves killed. Over the next several days all the braves were captured and eventually brought to trial.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is March 20, 1923.

Location. 37° 32.532′ N, 109° 29.416′ W. Marker is near Blanding, Utah, in San Juan County. It can be reached from County Route 271 0.1 miles east of U.S. 191, on the right when traveling east. CR 271 is 2.2 miles south of UT-95 and is not marked. It also has a gate across the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blanding UT 84511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Settlement of Blanding (approx. 5½ miles away); ZCMI Co-Op Building (approx. 5.7 miles away); C.C.C.

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Trade with Far Off Places (approx. 6.1 miles away); Living in the Earth: A Look Inside a Kiva (approx. 6.2 miles away); A Great House and a Great Kiva (approx. 6.2 miles away); Drought, Frost, and Migration in the 1200s (approx. 6.2 miles away); Explore the Edge Of the Cedars Chacoan Great House Site (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blanding.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

2. Chief Posey's War Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

3. Chief Posey's War Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,218 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.