Buffalo Soldier Hill Explained

Buffalo Soldier Hill is a summit, a hill, in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, in the United States. With an elevation of, Buffalo Soldier Hill is the 2511st highest summit in New Mexico.^[1]

The summit was the scene of the Buffalo Soldier tragedy of 1877, from which it takes its name. Old variant names were Nigger Hill, and Dead Negro Hill. The current name of the hill was approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names around 2005.^[2]

Dead Negro Draw in Texas was likely named in memory of the same event.^[3]

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33.7767°N -103.0681°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buffalo Soldier Hill . Peakery.com . 6 February 2015.
2. Web site: Hill With Racist Label Renamed in Honor of Buffalo Soldiers . Albuquerque Journal . November 1, 2005 . 6 February 2015 . Linthicum, Leslie.
3. Web site: From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend . NBC News . 26 February 2012 . 6 February 2015.