Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
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Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is a protected area in western Oklahoma that preserves the location of the 1868 Battle of the Washita, where U.S. forces attacked a Southern Cheyenne village led by Chief Black Kettle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washita Battlefield National Historic Site canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic battlefield
ⓘ
national historic site ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
Arapaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Black Kettle NERFINISHED ⓘ George Armstrong Custer NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | November 27, 1868 ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Sites of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Protected areas of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River War era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationDate | November 12, 1996 ⓘ |
| established | 1996 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | memorial to Black Kettle and Cheyenne people ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
interpretive exhibits
ⓘ
ranger-led tours ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlefield landscape
ⓘ
interpretive trails ⓘ overlook ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasIUCNCategory | III ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
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Roger Mills County NERFINISHED ⓘ western Oklahoma ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Cheyenne, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic site ⓘ |
| partOf | National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | site of the 1868 Battle of the Washita ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of the Battle of the Washita
ⓘ
preservation of cultural resources ⓘ public education about Southern Plains tribes ⓘ |
| region | Southern Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of the Washita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| topic |
U.S. westward expansion
ⓘ
U.S.–Native American relations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.