Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Infobox_protected_area | name = Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
iucn_category = V
caption =
locator_x = 128
locator_y = 108
location = Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
nearest_city = OK
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 3
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 99
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 1
long_direction = W
area = 315 acres (1.27 km²)
established = 1965
visitation_num = 14,215
visitation_year = 2004
governing_body = National Park Service
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nhs = yes
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locmapin = Oklahoma
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designated_nhl= January 12, 1965[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=466&ResourceType=Site]
title=Washita Battlefield |accessdate=2008-01-20|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
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refnum=66000633
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle. The site, a National Historic Landmark, is located about 150 miles west of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, near Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Just before dawn on November 27, 1868, the village was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Custer.
The strike was hailed at the time by the military and many civilians as a significant victory aimed at reducing Indian raids on frontier settlements as it forced the Cheyenne back to the reservation set aside for them.
However, Washita remains controversial because many Indians and whites labeled Custer's attack a massacre. Black Kettle is still honored as a prominent leader who never ceased striving for peace even though it cost him his life.
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965,[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000633.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Washita Battlefield ] |568 KiB |date= |author= |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000633.pdf "Accompanying 4 photos from 1975 and undated."] |254 KiB ] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.]References
External links
* [http://nps.gov/waba/ National Park Service Official Site]
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