Apache Wars in Grant County, NM
Grant County sat at the heart of the Apache homeland. The Mimbres / Chihenne / Bedonkohe bands and US Army campaigns against Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo's group define the region's 1850-1886 history.
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Mountain range where Robert Hardie was killed by hostile Apaches.
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Location of the potsherd collection site near Deming in the Mimbres Valley.
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The Mimbres River was a place where people lived, but no further details about its historical significance are provided.
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Better-known sites providing comparative data for the surveyed Mimbres sites.
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Location in Luna County, New Mexico where potsherds were collected from a ruin.
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County in Arizona Territory.
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A geographic location listed as a subject for the nitrate negative.
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Forty-two springs in Grant County, about thirty-five miles from Hillsborough, gaining reputation as a resort.
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Location associated with the brown ware bowl and the archaeological context.
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Location where the Hunters resided and from which they shot at George Nye.
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The Indians on the reservation are aware of the son of Geronimo's whereabouts.
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The region historically inhabited by Apaches, described as it looks today.
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The lower Mimbres is the area where a gang of cowboys assaulted a Chinaman while traveling from Texas.
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The Lower Mimbres Valley is noted for its productive wells and agricultural potential, featured in promotional slides at the Panama-California Exposition.
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A river crossing on the Mimbres where the drowning occurred.
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Former town at the old Mimbres crossing, now mostly in ruins, once a harbor of refuge during overland days.
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The accident occurred on the Rio Mimbres.
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Several trips were made from the Springs to Mr. Thompson's ranch on the Mimbres.
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Closed in 1876.
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Residence of Emmy Porter (Mrs. Joe Porter).
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Place where Jo Adkins resided for a number of years.
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Place where two surviving boys eventually arrived nearly dead from hunger and exposure.
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A reservation closed in 1876, leading to removal of Chihene to San Carlos.
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Military fort where Al Sieber served as chief of scouts.
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Fort Seldon was established in 1865 to protect settlers and travelers against Gila Apache raids.
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A presidio in Chihuahua that served as a diplomatic and military center for Spanish and Mexican relations with Apache bands.
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Cemetery beside the road to Deming where Charles Gamble was buried.
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A large Classic Mimbres pueblo in the Mimbres Valley, excavated for analysis of Mimbres daily life.
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Location of Nat Hicks's ranch.
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A region where several attempts at incendiarism have recently been made.
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Location of a shooting incident involving George Nye and the Hunters.
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Near Hembrillo Canyon, site of engagement.
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A Mimbres site in Grant County excavated by Wesley Bradfield.
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County in New Mexico that suffered severely during Geronimo's last raid.
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The Miuihres Valley is the region that the farmer represented at the course.
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Location where Irwin Moore was shot by James Reynolds.
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A Classic Mimbres pueblo site in Grant County described in the Peabody Museum excavation report.
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A prison where The Kid and four Apache Indians were sentenced to serve time.
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Mountain range in Grant County where Victorio's band operated.
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A ranch on the upper Mimbres.
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Mountains where the Mimbres river heads.
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A rough cabin where Hogan was cooking dinner when attacked by Geronimo.
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Area within the Upper Gila River drainage documenting the northern extent of Mimbres occupation.
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Town in the southern part of Apache County, Arizona Territory.
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A canyon on the mail route to Mowry City where many travelers were killed by Apaches.
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Site of engagement between Buffalo Soldiers and Victorio.
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An area over which the Mimbres river Apaches held sway.
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Canyon near Stein's Peak where the fight with the Apaches occurred and Little Doubtful was found.
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Town where Geronimo's young son was living in a state of semi-civilization.
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A mountain range near Deming, New Mexico, featured on a promotional postcard of the Mimbres Valley.
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Site where Mangas Coloradas was murdered in January 1863.
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Area east of the Mimbres River where the NAN brand ranches were located.
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The Gila Wilderness is an area through which the pursuit of Geronimo took place.
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Location where the horse thief was followed and the horse recovered.
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Location in southwestern New Mexico containing the Silver City mining district and other productive areas.
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Site of engagement between Buffalo Soldiers and Victorio.
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A ranch located at the Mimbres crossing.
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Canyon where the cowboys struck the Apaches' trail.
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The house on the Mimbres where Irwin Moore fired a pistol.
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A house on the Mimbres that was burned down.
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