Killing Big Pawnee

The Walnut Creek crossing on the Santa Fe Trail, east of present-day Great Bend, Kan. was recognized very early on as a significant location along the trail. Indians, freighters, and soldiers regularly camped on the banks of the Walnut. Wagon trains and mail coaches were known to suffer attacks from native horsemen descending upon the valley from the bluffs above.

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