Slaughter of the Ponies

Oklahoma Thru New Eyes

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March 7th 2013
For years I had heard about the Black Kettle Battleground near Cheyenne, OK. As I understood, this was a critical battle in the control of the Native Peoples as white men forced their way to the west. What I found is that I had not heard the full (real) story of the Battle of the Washita. After breakfast at the Noble House in Watonga, we headed west toward Cheyenne. The drive over was great - t ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more