GC2GD6M Traditional Cache Battle of Beecher Island - Peate Hill
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Grand High Pobah @ | Hide Date: 08/26/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 50.690 W102° 11.094 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Not Available during winter  Parking available  Bicycles  Motorcycles 


A 35 mm camoed container not too far from parking
The Battle of Beecher Island took place in 1868.  As was usually the case then, the combatants were the US Calvary and the Plains Indians.  The battle lasted about 3 days with both sides claiming a strategic victory.  In the final anaysis, this battle, like so many others really didn't matter a great deal.

Beecher Island was washed away in the flood of 1935 so there is no real battlefield left.  We do have this monument that was erected to honor the two scout that were the first to provide relief.

Park to the south of the cache location near the cottonwood tree and walk to the cache location.
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8 Logs: Found it 8  

Found it 07/03/2019 By kb0rpw
Nice history

Found it 04/07/2019 By momcheers
Thanks for bringing us here! Scared up some deer and the coyotes were barking too! Love it!!

Found it 12/23/2018 By Croochie
Nice and easy. Thanks for the history!
We are on a trip getting more than 60 caches. Thanks to all the CO's that have made these caches for us to enjoy. Thanks Grand High Pobah for the cache.

Found it 08/15/2018 By WyattTheMan
Easy find . Enjoyed the history TFTC TNLN SL Cache and log sheet in good shape.

Found it 07/28/2018 By Pohka
History is a favorite for me and learned about this event long ago when I was reading about the Plains Indians (btw, still a love of mine. I’m reading Dee Brown’s book on the Fetterman Massacre; part of the motivation for doing this cache). A beautiful view. As I was coming in from the south I was noting 5e topography and imagining the impact on the battle. Now overlooking the area the scouts had a plus and a minus with their location (possible water but no high ground so the enemy could use plunging fire if they wanted, not that that was the Indians way). Appreciate the hide and the chance to see a piece of history.

Found it 05/24/2018 By Hack&chop
Was with 3 other friends from North Platte Ne sign log as NPCCx4 TFTC

Found it 05/24/2018 By Bird#
On a caching trip from North Platte , Ne with 3 buddy's , signed log npcc4 , tftc.

Found it 05/24/2018 By TRY2findme
Found with 3 geobuddies: Bird, Hack&Chop Jack Rabbit.
Signed Log: NPCCX4
TFTC!!