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Title
Medicine
Bluffs
Subcollection
History
of
Fort
Sill
Description
This
unique
landmark
at the
eastern
end
of the
Wichita
Mountains
was
noted
,
described
,and
explored
by
all
early
expeditions
and was
held
in
deep
reverence
by the
Indian
Tribes
of this
area
from
time
immemorial
. The
four
contiguous
porphry
bluffs
form
a
picturesque
crescent
a
mile
in
length
on the
south
side
of
Medicine
Bluff
Creek
, a
tributary
of
Cache
Creek
and
Red
River
.
It
is
evidently
the
result
of an
ancient
cataclysm
in
which
half
of a
rock
dome
was
raised
along
a
crack
or
fault
.
When
Fort
Sill
was
established
in
1869
, the
Indians
named
it
"The
Soldier
House
at
Medicine
Bluffs
". The
site
is
rich
in
legends
and
history
.
You
are
facing
the
north
side
of
bluff
no.3
,
which
consists
of a
sheer
cliff
310
feet
high
,
rising
abruptly
from the
creek
. A
rock
cairn
erected
by
medicine
men
on its
summit
was
still
standing
when
Fort
Sill
was
founded.Here
the
sick
were
brought
to be
healed
or
disposed
of by the
Great
Spirit
.
Young
braves
fasted
in
lonely
vigils
seeking
visions
of the
supernatural
, and
warriors
presented
their
shields
to the
rising
sun
for
power
.
Legends
say
that this was also a
famous
place
for
indian
suicides
. The
huge
fissure
between
bluffs
No
.
2
and
3
was
known
as the "
Medicine
Man's
Walk
".
Author
Morris
Swett
Library
Staff
Publisher
Morris
Swett
Library
Courtesy of
Morris
Swett
Library
Date
2012
Type
Color
Format
Photograph
Rights
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Audience
Students/Faculty/Staff
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