Historic Name: MEDICINE BLUFFS
Current Name: None
Address: None
City: FORT SILL
County: COMANCHE Section: None
Township: None
Range: None
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.
Type: SITE
Historic Function: None
Current Function: None
Area of Significance 1: HISTORIC - ABORIGINAL
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: None
Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: R.B. MARCY, "EXPLORATION OF THE RED RIVER", SENATE EXECUTIVE DOC. 54, 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION , P. 72-74, PLATE NO.11(WASHINGTON,1853); DE B. RANDOLPH KEIM,"SHERIDAN'S TROOPS ON THE BORDERS", PHILADELPHIA: CLAXTON, REMSEN&HAFFELFINGER, 1870,P. 235-246;
Date Prepared: APRIL 23, 1974