Peace Treaty Memorial - Medicine Lodge, KS
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 37° 16.920 W 098° 34.751
14S E 537304 N 4126239
Pay close attention and notice behind the Indian legs are the legs of a horse....just the hoofs and forelock...why?
Waymark Code: WM10DZB
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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County of statue: Barber County
Location of stature: 200 North Main St., Middle School lawn, Medicine Lodge
Statue commissioned: 1927
Old Photo: 1930
New Photo: 2010

Statue erected by: US Government & Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Association

Plaque Text:

TO COMMEMORATE THE SIGNING OF
THE PEACE TREATIES BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND
THE FIVE TRIBES OF PLAINS INDIANS
AT MEDICINE LODGE, KANS., OCT. 21 - 28, 1867.

"The Association found the exact boundaries of the old Indian stockade, which was the first step in building the historic Stockade Museum. They also commissioned a monument to be built to commemorate the Peace Council. That monument now stands on the northeast corner of First and Main Street, and has been there for 67 years." ~ DeDe Morgan-Vick, The Gyp Hill Premiere, 1994

Year photo was taken: Old: 1930 - New: 2010
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