Dead Indian Creek (Wyoming)

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Dead Indian Creek is a stream in Park County, Wyoming, in the United States.^[1] It lies at the base of Dead Indian Pass.

Park County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,205. The county seat is Cody.

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Dead Indian Pass is a mountain pass on Wyoming Highway 296. The pass is located on Chief Joseph Scenic Byway and crosses the Absaroka Range.

According to tradition Dead Indian Creek was named for a Bannock Indian killed nearby.^[2]

The Bannock tribe were originally Northern Paiute but are more culturally affiliated with the Northern Shoshone. They are in the Great Basin classification of Indigenous People. Their traditional lands include northern Nevada, southeastern Oregon, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. Today they are enrolled in the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho, located on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Dead Indian Creek bisects the Dead Indian Campground.^[3]

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dead Indian Creek (Wyoming)
↑ Parent, Laurence (1997). Scenic Driving Wyoming. Globe Pequot Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-56044-536-4.
↑ Besser, Brook (March 2010). Wyoming Road Trip by the Mile Marker: Travel/Vacation Guide to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Devils Tower, Oregon Trail, Camping, Hiking, Tourism, More... NightBlaze Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-9844093-0-3.

Coordinates: 44°45′8.69″N109°25′8.01″W / 44.7524139°N 109.4188917°W / 44.7524139; -109.4188917

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dead Indian Creek (Wyoming)

[2] Parent, Laurence (1997). Scenic Driving Wyoming. Globe Pequot Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-56044-536-4.

[3] Besser, Brook (March 2010). Wyoming Road Trip by the Mile Marker: Travel/Vacation Guide to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Devils Tower, Oregon Trail, Camping, Hiking, Tourism, More... NightBlaze Books. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-9844093-0-3.