The Council Tree
N 42° 44.217 W 103° 20.420
13T E 635853 N 4732939
In September 1875 a lone cottonwood provided a landmark where the Allison Commission met with thousands of Lakota Sioux in a futile effort to buy the Black Hills.
Waymark Code: WM3X63
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2008
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In September 1875 a lone cottonwood provided a landmark where the Allison Commission met with thousands of Lakota Sioux in a futile effort to buy the Black Hills. Based on the recollections of elderly Lakotas, Captain Christopher Robinson Chapter, D.A.R., of Crawford, marked what was believed to be the historic tree in May 1932. The cottonwood, sometimes called "the treaty tree," died in the 1970s. It stood a few hundred feet south of this marker, looking toward Crow Butte.
Crawford Historical Society, 2003
Nebraska State Historical Society
5 miles east of Crawford on Hwy 20, N on Whitney Lake Rd., 1.2 miles to old Hwy 20, W, .6 miles
Dawes County
Marker 437
Marker Name: The Council Tree
Roadside: yes
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