• Blankets, hides, and other offerings hang at massacre overlook

    Sand Creek Massacre

    National Historic Site Colorado

Management

Interim Site Management Plan (870 KB) (PDF)

Interim Site Management Plan (Additional) (132 KB) (PDF)

Additional park management documents

Did You Know?

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On September 28, 1864 Cheyenne Chiefs Black Kettle and White Antelope, with other Cheyenne and Arapaho, met in council with Colorado Governor John Evans and Colonel John Chivington. The council, held at Camp Weld near Denver, had been arranged by Major Edward Wynkoop, commander at Fort Lyon.