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Here are two new ways to learn about the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 in Eastern Colorado, on site and online

A new exhibit is now at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site visitor center in Eads on the Eastern Plains and a new virtual tour is online too.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho Massacred at Sand Creek

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, is the anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, where approximately 230 Cheyenne & Arapaho were killed at the hands of 675 U.S. soldiers, known as the Colorado territory militia. The soldiers were commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington to attack a village of about 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho along the Sand Creek River in Colorado. For years, the United States had been engaged in conflict with several American Indian tribes over territory rights.

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