GCAB5B Virtual Cache Douglas #12 Hungate
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: Jim Reeb @ | Hide Date: 11/21/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 20.805 W104° 28.026 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 18

This is number 12 in a series of historical points within Douglas County Colorado.

This Geocache appears to be in error because it is found in Elbert County. However, back then there was no Elbert County. It was all Douglas County to the state line.

There is a monument and other information at this geocache.

With the discovery of gold at Russellville and more miners moving in to the area, the Indians were finally figuring out that the situation was not temporary and started becoming a bit nasty. On June 18, 1864, four members of the Hungate family were massacred near Running Creek. They had operated a "layover station" on the Smoky Hill Trail, now the Smoky Hill Road. John Tallman was one of the first to reach the site because he ran a sawmill nearby. The bodies were taken to Denver and "put on display" as a warning of the warrior's wrath. The supposed warrior was Cheyenne Chief Roman Nose. The actual massacre was done by members of an Arapaho tribe. The bodies were eventually buried at the Tallman sawmill.

The Hungate massacre was what prompted Colonel Chivington's infamous massacre of Indians at Sand Creek in the same year.

A few years later, another family was massacred.

To claim this geocache email the name of this other family. Also, mention one item of information that you find interesting.
Photos are fine. JimReeb@ecentral.com

Thanks Geocaching Colorado for the Geocache of the Month Award, as the second series to win!

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Found it 06/29/2019 By mcmwest


Caching in the Agate area today with my partner mcmm1. Signing logs as mcm or team mcm . Thanks to the catchers who placed these here and those who have helped keep them up.

Found it 06/29/2019 By mcmm1
Tftc

Found it 06/09/2019 By Stephenjha
Day 4 of caching road trip to Colorado with KCCG and M4ISU. Grabbig a few more caches and then partimg ways. Today is day 2634 of my daily streak. Thank you for placing this cache.

Found it 06/09/2019 By KCCG
Adding a new county here, enjoyed the quick virtual. Stephenjha sending answers.

Kicking off the summer with a great American road trip to celebrate M4ISU’s belated birthday!  After months of planning, I am finally on the road with Stephenjha as my copilot.  I am logging as we go which makes it easier to keep track of the HUGE playlist we are hoping to accomplish.  If all goes well, I’ll drive 2500+ miles, add 50+ new counties, see 5 different states, find some cool cemeteries, increase my Fizzy and Jasmer progress, find 20+ virtuals, a handful of Earthcaches, a Wherigo, and maybe a webcam or 2!  It’s going to be a crazy weekend!  

TFTC. SL. Thanks for placing this hide for my enjoyment, I really appreciate your effort! CACHE ON!!!

Found it 06/08/2019 By Honeybuzzed
We were at the Elbert county fairgrounds from northern Colorado for a weekend of team penning and ranch sorting. I’d been here once before but didn’t get the chance to grab any caches. I drove my car really fast to beat the truck and horse trailer to town so I could get this virtual. Enjoyed learning the history of the town. Got the cache and won myself a buckle. Double the fun. Thanks Jim Reeb for the virtual and the history.

Found it 10/06/2018 By DoubleTrouble1969
Interesting history. We have traveled through here several times and never knew about this. TFTC.

Found it 10/04/2018 By Team Dare me
cool history

Found it 09/21/2018 By ijkkm
Just a couple of Okies passing through. Enjoyed reading about this one. TFTC

Found it 09/18/2018 By racer2814
Email sent and picture posted. Heading home from a quick trip to Colorado to visit a friend. Thanks for placing this one and making it an awesome area to cache in. Don't Drink the Kool-Aid! Pura Vida! Live, laugh, love, cache.

Found it 09/01/2018 By Frye guys
Thanks for this series, it is fun to learn the history of these places, will have to look for more to find. TFTC

Found it 08/04/2018 By OurBradyBunch8
We are loving the series. Wish I had a list of all of them to go by.

Found it 08/04/2018 By FJ8
TY from Snowmass village

Found it 07/29/2018 By AR RStanton
We made a stop by here while on the way home from Colorado to Little Rock. Nice to get out for a minute and learn a few things.

Found it 07/21/2018 By JSQuack
A fun find with CShare today as we wrapped up the Douglas County Virtual series.

A sideways drive down a nice road, and we found the impressive school on the hill. TFTC! Smile

Found it 07/21/2018 By CShare
JSQuack and I are back doing more Douglas County caches today.

This was In a cute town and I also enjoyed the plaque of the past event and history nearby.

JSQuack is sending in the answers for both of us. TFTVC

Found it 07/21/2018 By AJperla
TFTC WOTH TC

Found it 07/21/2018 By tc54915
Caching trip with AJ Perla out west in Colorado.. managed to.get my triple jasmer, hike up mountains that I never imagined I would do. I am truely a flatlander...Tftc. and
the adventures..

Found it 07/15/2018 By magashi
was out here working on hidden creatures, and can't pass up a virtual! i love these and the history, answers sent and tftc!

Found it 07/01/2018 By herndonrd
Out caching with FeartheFish. Slowly working off the last of the Jim Reeb series. Info sent to the CO. TFTC!

Found it 06/29/2018 By LostinDenver
First time in this little town. Grabbed this one while on a furious run to finish the Hidden Creatures campaign 13 souvenirs. Found with@intrepiidexplorer . Tftc!