GC83PEY Traditional Cache Croochie's NAH #1: Sand Creek Massacre
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Historic Croochie @ | Hide Date: 02/17/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 32.473 W102° 31.187 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Available during winter  Public restrooms nearby  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Horses  Stealth required  Seasonal Access 

Welcome to the first in a series of native american history caches. All caches in this series will be near native american history areas. 


This first cache is near the site of the Sand Creek Massacre. Please place cache back as found.


Near the cache is the area where you can learn some history. Please check this out and learn some stuff.


A Bit of History


On November 29, 1864, the Colorado U.S. Cavalry attacked the Cheyenne and Arapaho village near sand creek.

Most of this army was made up of volunteers. The rest was under the command of Captain Silas Soule and Lieutenant Joseph Cramer.

Both men commanded their experienced troops to not attack. If it was not for them, then very few Cheyenne and Arapaho would have escaped.

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 03/14/2020 By towheadedmule
Found while visiting a sad part of history. Highly recommend visiting Sand Creek. Thank you for bringing to this sacred place.

Found it 03/05/2020 By Awfulshot
nice cache

Found it 01/01/2020 By Edwards654
Greetings from Denver. And happy new year thanks for the hide

Found it 12/26/2019 By Gonturan
TFTC!

Found it 12/26/2019 By jayboi
Found

Found it 04/13/2019 By johnnygadget5
Great day driving with hippyhiker

Found it 03/27/2019 By RustyBeerCan
WOW 3rd to find
not too bad for being 144 miles from home
TFTC in KIOWA COUNTY SmileKisses

Found it 03/27/2019 By QuireNerd
I am doing a little road trip from Boise around northeast Colorado, and catching corners of Kansas and Nebraska. Thanks so much for being a part of it!

Found it 03/08/2019 By North Coast Cacher
Found cache. Took a sick day from work to come geocache eastern Colorado - been a while since have been to this part of the state. Surprised to see more snow in Kansas than this part of Colorado, but not complaining.

Been watching this new cache for a bit now after accidently discovering it while conducting a map recon of area. Figured that someone local would have made the FTF by now, but glad that no one did. Wanted to come out here last weekend, but a snow-storm-of -doom came through Kansas back then and canceled trip.

Watched this cache all week and decided to come chase after it if not found by Thursday evening. Made the trip from Junction City, KS, and geocached the entire trip. Finally arrived site today roughly 12:00PM and made the quick enough find!!!

This was my very 1st FTF in the great state of Colorado - gets the favorite point for that fact!!! Went on down to the Sand Creek Massacre site afterwards, but renovations were going on so Ranger TERI gave me a excellent class about the incident and area.

Anyway, cache in good shape. TN/LN/SL.

Publish Listing 02/19/2019 By Heartland Cacher
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