The battle of Milk Creek was the majot military engagment during the Meeker Incident, a revolt by a Nuche (Ute people) in northwest Colorado in September 1879. The battle began on September 29, when the Utes opened fire from the heights above Milk Creek on advancing column of US cavalry led by Major Thomas Thornburgh. Utes kept the soldiers pinned down for five days, until reinforcements arrived and the Utes surrendered on October 5.
This cache has been approved by the Rio Blanco County Historical Society.
To claim this cache answer the following questions. Please do not put the answers in the log or any pictures that will give it away.
1-How many information plaques are there?
2-On the plaque of "A Big Man of Great Passion" what is one of the 2 words missspelled?
3- Take a photo at the small monument of yourself (face does not need to be picured), a belonging, or something else to pove you were there (geocaching name, trackable, gps, ect).
Any pictures of the small monument will be deleted, along with any answers in the logs.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.
Milk Creek Battlefield Virtual Reward 4.0
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