Near Eads in Kiowa County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Healing
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 8, 2010
1. Healing Marker
Ever resilient, the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations of today number in the thousands. Many reside in communities in western Oklahoma and on reservation lands near Ethete, Wyoming and Lame Deer, Montana.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site reminds us not only of the atrocities that occurred here, but those that continue to be inflicted on cultures throughout the world. It is a place to rest torments of the past, but moreover, to inspire us to keep them from happening again.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Wars, US Indian.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 38° 32.98′ N, 102° 30.69′ W. Marker was near Eads, Colorado, in Kiowa County. Marker could be reached from County Road W, 1.3 miles east of County Road 54. Marker is located in Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site; the above directions are to the intersection of
this page online
We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Sacred Memory (here, next to this marker); A Chief’s Village (a few steps from this marker); Cheyenne and Arapaho Village at Sand Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Returned to Sand Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dawn November 29, 1864 (about 400 feet away); Fort Lyon Reservation (approx. ¼ mile away); Sand Creek as Camp Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Troops Approach the Village (approx. 0.4 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is at the monument and overlook; it is a 0.6 mile walk from the visitor center parking lot to the marker.
Also see . . .
1. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on March 11, 2016.)
2. Sand Creek Massacre - Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on March 11, 2016.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 8, 2010
2. Entrance to Sand Creek Massacre NHS
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 8, 2010
3. Site of Sand Creek Massacre
Photographed By Duane Hall, October 8, 2010
4. Site of Sand Creek Massacre
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on September 5, 2021, by Connor Olson of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. Photos: 1. submitted on March 11, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on March 11, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
