Colorado Millennial Site | |
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| Location | At the source of Rule Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the junction of Baca, Bent, and Las Animas counties[2] |
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| Nearest city | Ruxton |
| Coordinates | 37°37′1″N103°3′43″W / 37.61694°N 103.06194°W /37.61694; -103.06194 |
| Area | 94 acres (38 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000877[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5BA.31[3] |
| Added to NRHP | April 8, 1980 |
Colorado Millennial Site is a prehistoricPaleo-Indianarchaeological site located nearRuxton in the southeastern part of theU.S. state ofColorado, sitting along the border betweenBaca andLas Animas counties. It is also known by its site ID,5LA1115, and the namesHackberry Springs andBloody Springs.[1]
The site was inhabited from 6999 B.C. to A.D. 1900. The prehistoric cultures includedArchaic andWoodland cultures and the site is significant for itsrock art, village settlement, and military battle site.[1]
The site, situated along an overhanging bluff, providednatural shelter and had access to a reliable supply of water for its prehistoric inhabitants, who left evidence of their residency in the form of rock art.[4]
TheCheyenne andU.S. 7th Cavalry had the last documented southeastern Colorado military battle withNative Americans at the site in 1868.[4]
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