KIOWA COUNTY MUSEUM

EADS, CO

Eads, CO 81036
Eads, CO 81036 Credit: wonder_al

The Kiowa County Museum is a historical museum located in Eads, Colorado. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Kiowa County and the surrounding areas. It was established in 1976 and is run by the Kiowa County Historical Society.

The museum's collection includes artifacts and exhibits that cover a wide range of topics, including agriculture, mining, transportation, and military history. Visitors can explore a variety of displays, including a replica of a pioneer cabin, a blacksmith shop, and an old-fashioned schoolroom.

One of the museum's main attractions is a collection of antique automobiles from the early 20th century. The museum also houses a large collection of photographs, documents, and other historical artifacts that offer a glimpse into the region's past.

The Kiowa County Museum is open to the public year-round. It offers guided tours and educational programs for visitors of all ages. The museum is a popular destination for school groups, history enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the rich history of Colorado's Eastern Plains.

KIOWA COUNTY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in EADS CO. US MID #8400800058

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

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Habitat of Our Heritage Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) was established in 2007, primarily to preserve and protect the cultural landscape of the massacre. A cultural landscape is an area that includes both the natural and cultural resources associated with a historic event, activity, or person. The prairie is integral in shaping the cultural landscape of Sand Creek Massacre NHS and supports the interaction and survival of native plants and animals within and around the site. Sand Creek Massacre NHS is primarily composed of shortgrass prairie and sage shrub-land. Shortgrass prairies support numerous plant and animal species, including federal and state listed endangered, threatened, and candidate species. Big Sandy Creek, an intermittent stream, crosses the site. The natural environment and availability of resources has impacted the lifestyles of humans who have used the area for the past 8,000-10,000 years. The site and surrounding area have been affected by hunting, grazing, cultivation, water diversion, development, introduction of non-native species, and extirpation (local extinction) of native species such as pronghorn antelope and bison. The landscape of Sand Creek Massacre NHS is a record of human relationships with the natural environment, the contrasting values of American Indians and Euroamericans, and their competition for limited resources. The continued protection and preservation of these resources contributes to our knowledge of the changing diversity of the Plains ecosystem, its biological communities and its human stories. Prairie Dogs Prairie dogs, members of the squirrel family, are found throughout the western United States from Canada to Mexico in shortgrass and medium-grass prairies. The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), listed as a species of special con- cern by Colorado, occurs in Sand Creek Massacre NHS and is the most abundant and widely distributed prairie dog species. Although prairie dogs are integral to species diversity in the plains environment, their consideration as a keystone species, or a species that has a major influence on structure of communities, is controversial. Prairie dogs increase habitat diversity and contribute to grassland ecosystem processes by clipping vegetation and creating open habitats preferred by some grassland birds, such as the mountain plover, a state species of special concern. Numerous species prey on prairie dogs and use their burrows for shelter, including badgers, coyotes, hawks, golden eagles, snakes, burrowing owls, and bobcats. Prairie dogs historically occupied 3-7 million acres of Colorado. In 2005, they occupied approximately 630,000 acres of the state. The population decline in eastern Colorado is attributed to plague and changes in land use. Prairie dog management is integral to sustaining the long-term viability of a self-sustaining Sand Creek complex of plants and animals, preserving the existing native plant community and allied species such as the mountain plover, and maintaining relationships with surrounding landowners. Monarchs and Milkweed Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate south from Canada and the northern U.S. during the fall to reach their wintering sites in central Mexico. Monarchs that migrate south to Mexico are the great- and great-great-grand- children of the monarchs that migrated north from Mexico Monarch adults lay their eggs on milkweed, a flowering perennial plant named for its milky sap or latex in its leaves and stems. Monarch larvae, or caterpillars, feed on exclusively on milkweed, though it is toxic to most herbivores including livestock. The riparian area along Big Sandy Creek has a high density of several milkweed species. It attracts the monarchs to the park in August and September when the milkweed is flowering and the monarchs are migrating south to Mexico.
Sand Creek Overlook Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site At dawn on November 29, 1864, approximately 675 U.S. volunteer soldiers commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington attacked a village of about 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado Territory. Using small arms and howitzer fire, the troops drove the people out of their camp. While many managed to escape the initial onslaught, others, particularly noncombatant women, children, and the elderly fled into and up the bottom of the dry stream bed. The soldiers followed, shooting at them as they struggled through the sandy earth. At a point several hundred yards above the village, the women and children frantically excavated pits and trenches along either side of the streambed to protect themselves. Some adult men attempted to hold back the Army with whatever weapons they had managed to retrieve from the camp, and at several places along Sand Creek the soldiers shot people from opposite banks and brought forward the howitzers to assault their improvised defenses. Over the course of eight hours the troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. During the afternoon and following day, the soldiers wandered over the field committing atrocities on the dead before departing the scene on December 1 to resume campaigning.
The 33-Star American Flag Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Sand Creek Overlook Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site At dawn on November 29, 1864, approximately 675 U.S. volunteer soldiers commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington attacked a village of about 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado Territory. Using small arms and howitzer fire, the troops drove the people out of their camp. While many managed to escape the initial onslaught, others, particularly noncombatant women, children, and the elderly fled into and up the bottom of the dry stream bed. The soldiers followed, shooting at them as they struggled through the sandy earth. At a point several hundred yards above the village, the women and children frantically excavated pits and trenches along either side of the streambed to protect themselves. Some adult men attempted to hold back the Army with whatever weapons they had managed to retrieve from the camp, and at several places along Sand Creek the soldiers shot people from opposite banks and brought forward the howitzers to assault their improvised defenses. Over the course of eight hours the troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. During the afternoon and following day, the soldiers wandered over the field committing atrocities on the dead before departing the scene on December 1 to resume campaigning.
Sand Creek Overlook Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site At dawn on November 29, 1864, approximately 675 U.S. volunteer soldiers commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington attacked a village of about 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado Territory. Using small arms and howitzer fire, the troops drove the people out of their camp. While many managed to escape the initial onslaught, others, particularly noncombatant women, children, and the elderly fled into and up the bottom of the dry stream bed. The soldiers followed, shooting at them as they struggled through the sandy earth. At a point several hundred yards above the village, the women and children frantically excavated pits and trenches along either side of the streambed to protect themselves. Some adult men attempted to hold back the Army with whatever weapons they had managed to retrieve from the camp, and at several places along Sand Creek the soldiers shot people from opposite banks and brought forward the howitzers to assault their improvised defenses. Over the course of eight hours the troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. During the afternoon and following day, the soldiers wandered over the field committing atrocities on the dead before departing the scene on December 1 to resume campaigning.
Sand Creek Overlook Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site At dawn on November 29, 1864, approximately 675 U.S. volunteer soldiers commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington attacked a village of about 750 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians along Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado Territory. Using small arms and howitzer fire, the troops drove the people out of their camp. While many managed to escape the initial onslaught, others, particularly noncombatant women, children, and the elderly fled into and up the bottom of the dry stream bed. The soldiers followed, shooting at them as they struggled through the sandy earth. At a point several hundred yards above the village, the women and children frantically excavated pits and trenches along either side of the streambed to protect themselves. Some adult men attempted to hold back the Army with whatever weapons they had managed to retrieve from the camp, and at several places along Sand Creek the soldiers shot people from opposite banks and brought forward the howitzers to assault their improvised defenses. Over the course of eight hours the troops killed around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people composed mostly of women, children, and the elderly. During the afternoon and following day, the soldiers wandered over the field committing atrocities on the dead before departing the scene on December 1 to resume campaigning.

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KIOWA COUNTY MUSEUM
1313 MAINE ST
EADS
CO
81036

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MID # 8400800058
Name KIOWA COUNTY MUSEUM
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
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LAT/LONG 38.4805, -102.781775
CODES FIPS State Code: 08
FIPS County Code: 061
US Census Tract: 960100
US Census Block: 2102