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Seasonally the Cheyenne that camped at Bent's Old Fort moved 30 miles (48 km) down the Arkansas River from their camp [3] to Big Timbers. [a] Alongside the Arkansas River for 40 miles (64 km) Big Timbers was a prime location for hunting buffalo, a major source of food for the Cheyenne. [5] The tribe also lived on roots and berries. [6]
The Cheyenne River (Lakota: Wakpá Wašté; "Good River" [2]), also written Chyone, [3] referring to the Cheyenne people who once lived there, [4] is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is approximately 295 miles (475 km) long and drains an area of 24,240 square miles (62,800 km 2). [5]
The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation was created by the United States in 1889 by breaking up the Great Sioux Reservation, following the attrition of the Lakota in a series of wars in the 1870s. The reservation covers almost all of Dewey and Ziebach counties in South Dakota .
Big Sandy Creek is a 211-mile-long (340 km) [3] tributary of the Arkansas River noted for being the location of the Sand Creek Massacre in Kiowa County.Long stretches are dry most of the time on the surface, although water still flows underground.
Oct. 24—CHEYENNE — Cheyenne has a lot of history, which can make books that try to contain it big and cumbersome. For that reason, a new trade paperback sized book, "A History Lover's Guide to ...
Capital Hotel (Little Rock, Arkansas) Castleberry Hotel; Commercial Hotel (Fort Smith, Arkansas) Commercial Hotel (Mountain View, Arkansas) Conway Hotel; Cove Tourist Court; Crescent Hotel (Eureka Springs, Arkansas) Crown Hotel (Siloam Springs, Arkansas) Crystal River Tourist Camp
Fort Larned's location was chosen by William Bent, an agent for the Upper Arkansas Indians. Bent stated, "I consider it essential to have two permanent stations for troops, one at the mouth of Pawnee Fork, and one at Big Timbers, both upon the Arkansas River....To control them (the Indians), it is essential to have among them the perpetual ...
The Commercial Hotel, also known as the River Front Hotel, is a historic former hotel building at 123 North 1st Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The three-story hotel is constructed of wood with a mansard roof, third-floor dormers, and wrought iron cresting, which are all characteristic of the Second Empire style. The hotel was built in 1898 ...