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Indian Place Names in Colorado

The use of Indian words as place names in Colorado is not unusual. This puzzle deals with some of the state's Indian place names. The blanks indicate the number of letters the Indian word contains, and as a help the first letter of each place name has been given. In parenthesis is a clue to locating the place on the map.

1. P _ _ _ _ _ Springs. Indian word meaning tobacco. (five miles from Salad)

2. P _ _ _ _ _ Springs. The Indian meaning is healing waters. (between Del Norte and Durango)

3. K _ _ _ _ The Indian translation is gone to visit. (southeast of Grover)

4. C _ _ _ _ _ The Indian meaning is sparkling waters. (north of LaJunta)

5. K _ _ _ _ Indian tribe. (West of Limon)

6. T _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian for sleeping lion. (southeast of Oak Creek)

7. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In Indian, blue earth. (north of Monte Vista)

8. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian tribe. (east of Cheyenne Wells)

9. M _ _ _ _ _ _ Springs. Indian for Great Spirit. (northwest of Colorado Springs)

10. Y _ _ _ Tribe of Indians. (east of Akron)

11. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wells. Indian tribe. (south of Burlington)

12. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pass. Pass of the buffalo in Indian. (west of Saguache)

13. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ River. Means smelly in Indian. (flows past Aguilar)

14. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian tribal name. (east of Glenwood Springs)

15. T _ _ _ _ The Indian meaning is where it forks. (northwest of Walsenburg)

16. T _ _ _ _ _ Indian for all right. (west of Mesa Verde National Park)

17. U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Plateau. Hot water spring in Indian. (south of Grand Junction)

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- Colorado History In Depth -
Lecture Notes, Reading, and Information:

| The Cheyenne Migration to Colorado |
| The Gratlan Affair, Massacre, Fort Laramie Treaty |

The Cheyenne Social Club
| A Cheyenne War Story: Wolf Road, the Runner |
| Cheyenne Traditions and Beliefs, Sacred Stories |
| Horses, Warriors, War Pipe, Sweatlodge Ceremony |
| Cheyenne War Parties and Battle Tactics |
| The Scalp Dance and Other Cheyenne Dances |

Fort Union
| The Sante Fe Trail and Fort Union |
| Sumner - Ninth Military Department / The First Fort Union |
| Early Arrivals to Fort Union, Daily Life at Fort Union |
| Captain Grover - The New Fort Union, the Confederate Threat |
| Fort Union Arsenal, William Shoemaker, End of Fort Union |

Americans from the East
| Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase |
| The Expedition of Zebulon Pike |
| Pikes Peak or Bust / Colorado Gold Rush |

Colorado's Role in the US Civil War
| The Civil War, Fort Wise / Fort Lyon |
| Mace's Hole, Colonel Canby, F.C.V.R. | Fort Weld |
| The Pet Lambs, John Chivington |
| General Henry Sibly, Battle of Valverde, Fort Union |

Cripple Creek District Labor Strikes
| The Western Federation of Miners / State Militia |
| The 1893 - 1894 Strike | The Strike of 1903 - 1904 |
| The Mine Owners Association |
| Crimes and Military Rule in the Cripple Creek District |
| Marshall Law in Cripple Creek District / End of the Strike |
Early Cripple Creek District
| Photos, Fire, and Life in Cripple Creek |
| Other Colorful Towns in the Cripple Creek District:
Gillett - Colorado's Only Bullfight, Victor, Independence |
| A Guide to the Miners' Gritty Lingo |

More Colorado History Information
| Bent's Fort Photos, Personalities, Plans, and More |
| What Was Easter Like at Bent's Fort? |
| Colorado Trivia, Miscellaneous Old Photos,
Western Personalities, Forts, and More |
| Lullabies for Jittery Cows - Cowboy Ballads |
| Heraldry of the Branding Iron |
| Project Aims to Clear Infamous Cannibal, Alferd Packer |
| Lead Gives Alferd Packer's Story More Weight |
| Legendary Colorado Love Stories: Baby Doe Tabor & More |
| Colorado Pioneer Women: Elizabeth Byers |
| Early Denver Jokes / The History of April Fools' Day |

Colorado History Book Review Info
| Colorado History Book Review List |
Sample Critical Book Reviews
| Bent | Summit |

Colorado History Research Activity
| Sand Creek |

Colorado Geography Activities / Worksheets
| Colorado Map Activity | Mountain Passes | Mining Camps |
| Mineral Names | Fun Names | Indian Names | Spanish Names |

Relevant Colorado History Movies - Viewer Worksheets
| Pueblo Cliff Dwellers | Little Big Man |
| A Man Called Horse | Jeremiah Johnson |

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