Sand Creek
Encyclopedia
Communities
- Sand Creek, WisconsinSand Creek, WisconsinSand Creek is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Sand Creek lies within the town, on the Red Cedar River.-Geography:...
, a town- Sand Creek (community), WisconsinSand Creek (community), WisconsinSand Creek is an unincorporated community located in the town of Sand Creek, in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. Sand Creek is west-southwest of New Auburn. Sand Creek has a post office with ZIP code 54765....
, an unincorporated community within the town of Sand Creek
- Sand Creek (community), Wisconsin
- Sand Creek Township (disambiguation)
Streams
- Sand Creek (Denver, Colorado)Sand Creek (Denver, Colorado)Sand Creek is a tributary that flows into the South Platte River near Commerce City, Colorado. From its source in unincorporated Arapahoe County, it flows through Aurora and Denver before joining the South Platte in Adams County....
, a tributaryTributaryA tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the South Platte River flowing through Aurora, Denver, and Commerce City, Colorado - Sand Creek (Wyoming), a tributary of the Laramie River and a National Natural Landmark
- Big Sandy Creek (Colorado)Big Sandy Creek (Colorado)Big Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River noted for being the location of the Sand Creek Massacre. Big Sandy Creek starts near Peyton in El Paso County, Colorado and flows through Elbert, Lincoln, Cheyenne and Kiowa counties before it joins with the Arkansas River in Prowers county...
, site of the Sand Creek Massacre- Sand Creek massacreSand Creek MassacreAs conflict between Indians and white settlers and soldiers in Colorado continued, many of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, including bands under Cheyenne chiefs Black Kettle and White Antelope, were resigned to negotiate peace. The chiefs had sought to maintain peace in spite of pressures from whites...
, in southeastern Colorado Territory in 1864
- Sand Creek massacre
- Big Sandy Creek (Montana)Big Sandy Creek (Montana)Big Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Milk River, approximately 50 miles long, in northwestern Montana in the United States.It rises in the southern Rocky Boys Indian Reservation in the Bears Paw Mountains and flows southwest, then north past Box Elder, then northeast, joined by Sage Creek, and...
, also known as Sand Creek
Other uses
- Sand Creek High SchoolSand Creek High SchoolSand Creek High School is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is the second high school of Falcon School District 49. The school was built in 1997.- Athletics :Sand Creek High School is a member of the Colorado Springs Metro League, Class 4A...
, a high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado