Buffalo Soldier Hill

Buffalo Soldier Hill is a summit in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,993 feet (1,217 m), 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.[2] Old variant names were Nigger Hill, and Dead Negro Hill.[3] The current name of the hill was approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names around 2005.[4]

Dead Negro Draw in Texas was likely named in memory of the same event.[5]


References

  1. ↑ "Buffalo Soldier Hill". Peakery.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Soldier Hill
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Soldier Hill
  4. ↑ Linthicum, Leslie (November 1, 2005). "Hill With Racist Label Renamed in Honor of Buffalo Soldiers". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "From Negro Creek to Wop Draw, place names offend". NBC News. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2015.


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