Hot Springs Duel - Pagosa Springs, CO
N 37° 13.879 W 107° 06.425
13S E 313078 N 4122614
located at a small pull off on Hwy 160 west of Pagosa Springs.
Waymark Code: WM7HZT
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2009
Views: 4
The plaque reads;
"Near Here in 1872"
Col. Albert H. Pfeiffer,
Famous frontiersman, killed a Navajo in a
knife duel. By agreement of watching watching
Navajo and Ute warriors Pfeiffer's Victory
won the Pagosa Springs for his ute friends.
A rock carrin topped with a bronze plaque.
Group that erected the marker: The Women's Civic Club of Pagosa Springs & Colorado Federation of Women's Club
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
West Hwy. 160
Pagosa Springs, CO Untied States
81157
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