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cheyenne

3 Porch Notes tagged “cheyenne,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Kiowa County

Near Eads, the Sand Creek Massacre site is sacred ground the National Park Service cares for

The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County is a place of mourning for the Cheyenne and Arapaho people, and the National Park Service is the agency that protects and explains it.

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History and culture - Prowers County

The name Prowers, and the Cheyenne woman behind Amache

Prowers County is named for rancher John Prowers, and the name Amache traces to his wife, the Cheyenne woman Amache Ochinee Prowers.

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History and culture - Prowers County

Big Timbers and Bent's New Fort: history near Lamar

The Arkansas River near Lamar was once a cottonwood grove called Big Timbers, the site of Bent's New Fort and a meeting ground rich with deep history.

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