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| Title | Wet/Dry Routes Chapter Installs Battle of Coon Creek Interpretive Marker |
| Abstract | Brief article reporting the 2005 placement of a commemorative marker near the location of the "Battle of Coon Creek." This altercation between Native Americans and Santa Fe Trail freighters occurred on June 18, 1848 near the Arkansas River and present-day Kinsley, Kansas. |
| Notes | Article includes the full interpretive text of the marker placed near Kinsley in 2005, as well as the text of an earlier marker placed by the Kansas State Historical Society describing the same event. |
| Date | November, 2005 |
| Source | Wagon Tracks (Santa Fe Trail Association Quarterly) |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 20 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page | 1-5 |
| Local Subject | Santa Fe Trail
Arkansas River
Battle of Coon Creek
Native Americans
Comanche Indians
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 214905 |
| CONTENTdm number | 20882 |
