Chief Cochise
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leadhiker
N 31° 55.337 W 109° 58.042
12R E 597621 N 3532286
Cochise was Chief of the Chokonen band of Chiricahua Apaches.
Waymark Code: WMBQTJ
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2011
Views: 8
Inscription:
Chief Cochise
Greatest of Apache Warriors
Died June 8, 1874
In this his favorite stronghold
Interred secretly by his followers
The exact place of burial was known to only
One white man – his blood brother
Thomas J. Jeffords
Marker Name: Chief Cochise
Type of history commemorated: Person
County: Cochise
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Progressive Pioneers Club
Cochise County Historical and Archeological Society
Year placed: 1934
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