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| ID Number |
74001659 |
| Historic Name |
MEDICINE BLUFFS |
| Description of Significance |
SACRED TO THE TRIBES THAT FREQUENTED THE AREA, MEDICINE BLUFFS IS A SERIES OF ROCK PROMINTORIES LAID OUT IN A CRESCENT OVERLOOKING MEDICINE CREEK. A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PLACE TO A NUMBER OF TRIBES, THE BLUFFS WERE AND ARE USED AS A PLACE OF MEDITATION, OF HEALING, AND OF COMMUNION. THE MILITARY HAS USED THE BLUFFS FOR MORE MUNDANE ACTIVITIES AS A SIGNAL POST AND TRAINING FACILITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/31/74. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
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| City |
FORT SILL |
| County |
COMANCHE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
SITE |
| Historic Function |
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| Current Function |
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| Area Significance 1 |
HISTORIC - ABORIGINAL |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
APRIL 23, 1974 |
| Year Built |
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| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
N/A |
| Architectural Style |
N/A |
| Roof Material |
N/A |
| Wall Material |
N/A |
| Window Material |
N/A |
| Door Material |
N/A |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
W.S. NYE, "CARBINE AND LANCE: THE STORY OF OLD FORT SILL", CENTENNIAL EDITION, NORMAN, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1969, 17F, 75F, 84F, 88, 293-294; FORRESTINE C HOOKER, "CRICKET: A LITTLE GIRL OF THE OLD WEST", NEW YORK, DOUBLEDAY AND COMPANY, 1925, PP. 317 - 327. |
| Restricted |
N |
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