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Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site
Nearest city: Medicine Lodge, Kansas Coordinates: 37°17′41″N 98°33′42″W / 37.29472°N 98.56167°WCoordinates: 37°17′41″N 98°33′42″W / 37.29472°N 98.56167°W Area: 0 acres (0 ha) Built: 1867 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 69000059 Significant dates Added to NRHP: August 4, 1969[1] Designated NHL: August 4, 1969[2] The Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site was the location in present-day Kansas of the signing of the Medicine Lodge Treaty in October 1867 by the United States government with major Western Native American tribes of the region. There were a total of three treaties, collectively grouped under one name.[3]
The area includes the treaty signing site, near the confluence of Medicine Lodge Creek and Elm Creek. It also includes the camp area on the north and south sides of Medicine Lodge Creek, where most of the Native Americans camped.[3]
The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1969 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=820&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ a b John D. McDermott (April 10, 1969). "Special Report: Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site, Medicine Lodge, Kansas". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/69000059.pdf. and Accompanying 30 or so photos, from 1969 and other
External links
- Medicine Lodge Indian Peace Treaty Pageant
- Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty - Kansas Historical Society history
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- National Historic Landmarks in Kansas
- Protected areas of Barber County, Kansas
- Kansas Registered Historic Place stubs
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